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Jul 1, 2009 10:15 am US/Eastern

Funeral Set For Train Operator In D.C. Crash

Buffalo Mourns Loss Of Local 42-Year-Old Jeanice McMillan

BUFFALO, N.Y. (CBS) ― Mourners are gathering in Buffalo to remember a Washington, D.C., train operator credited with saving lives in last week's rail crash that killed her and eight passengers.

Jeanice McMillan's funeral is being held Wednesday in her hometown. The 42-year-old, a devoted mother to her college-age son, moved to the Washington area more than a decade ago and became a Metro transit train operator in March.

Federal investigators have said there's evidence McMillan applied an emergency brake before the train rear-ended another one stopped at a station on June 22.

The transit agency's general manager has said McMillan was a hero and predicted investigators will ultimately find her actions saved lives. The accident was the deadliest in the system's 33-year history.

More than 70 commuters were injured in the accident that occurred during rush hour near the Fort Totten Metro station.
 

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