There were thousands of acts of heroism that day, big and small. One story you've probably not heard is of a subway operator or motorman (basically the engineer in a traditional train) who took many to safety:
“I did my job just like … just like the police officers, just like the firemen, just like the EMTs, just like the people in the towers just across the street did,” Irizarry said. “I got to live, and all those people that perished. Why am I the lucky one? You know? God has a reason for everything, but you just have to accept it.”Full story here.
(It's not clear in the story if the conductor played a part in the decision. Nearly all subway trains have two crewmen, with the operator in the first car and the conductor in the middle car. The conductor usually is the one watching the doors, though the operator would have the final word.)
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