Keron Thomas

Thomas was born in Trinidad as one of three children, and moved to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville with his family in 1990. He became interested in trains upon moving to New York, and avidly studied the New York Transit Authority's book of rules and regulations and its preparation book for the train operator's Civil Service test. In December 1992, he was arrested for trespassing at a train yard in East New York. ==A Train fame==

Thomas signed into the 207th Street Yard in Manhattan and proceeded to operate the train that originated at the 207th Street station. ==After A Train==

In 1994, aged 18, Thomas was charged with attempted murder after being accused of stabbing another teenager in a dispute over a dice game. As a result, the probation he had received for commandeering the subway train was extended. Subsequently, Thomas became an electrician rather than a subway motorman because it provided a bigger income. Later in life, he owned a trucking company. ==Death==

Keron Thomas died on July 22, 2013, of heart failure at the age of 37. He had battled chronic heart failure for years. ==See also==