Jablonski’s family and friends have set up an obituary page to honor his life, with photos, a guest book, opportunities to share memories and more.
His career in transit spanned more than 40 years and the last 16 years at MTS.
In 2018 alone, 270 people were killed at railroad crossings.
He took pride in visiting transit stations throughout the world and enjoyed sharing his “obligatory transit pictures."
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was working for the trucking company for about a month prior to the fatal collision.
John Krafcik said that in the case of pedestrians or pedestrians with a bicycle, “we have a lot of confidence that our technology would be robust and would be able to handle situations like that one."
The vehicle was in autonomous mode with a human safety driver at the wheel when it struck the woman, who was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk, according to area police.
The SUV driver died, along with five passengers on the train, in the Feb. 3, 2015, accident. The rail passengers were killed when 343 feet of the third rail, which powers the train, penetrated the floor of the first train car and struck passengers.
The rampage, unlike anything that’s happened in Portland, stunned city leaders, with many in the community mourning the loss of two people they viewed as heroes for their selfless acts.
He passed away in the early hours of April 15, 2017, after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 69.