“None of us in the Transit family will ever forget the sacrifice and bravery of Train Operator Garrett Goble, who died while literally walking through a wall of smoke saving passengers on his train after one rider deliberately started a fire. Garrett's memory lives on at the Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College station, where a mural with his portrait was unveiled a year after his passing. Generations of train operators will learn about his courage, which was in the finest tradition of public service.”
Additional information
- Garrett Goble died in a train fire on the 2 line in Harlem March 27, 2020.
- A suspected arsonist arrested on a murder charge in connection with the deadly fire, Nathaniel Avinger, 50, was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial and remains in a psychiatric facility.
- See photos of the Garrett Goble mural here