NEW YORK – ‘Double G,’ that’s what family and friends called Garrett Goble.

On Saturday, they gathered outside of the 110th Street station in Harlem, the place where his life was cut short in a senseless act of arson.

It happened one year ago - March 27, 2020. Still, his wife Delilah remembers the horrific night, vividly.

“When I didn’t hear from him in the morning, I instantly knew that it was him,” said Delilah.

Goble was operating the 2 train, when an arsonist set a shopping cart on fire inside the subway car, engulfing the train in flames. The blaze injured more than a dozen straphangers.

Goble refused to evacuate and died helping others escape. He is hailed as a hero by his colleagues, who honored him on the grim anniversary of his death.

“It’s surreal,” said his mother, Vicki. “I just can’t wrap my brain around that he’s really gone and that it’s been a year.”

Loved ones released balloons with special messages for the 36-year-old, who was a father of two, but a friend to many.

Many of the speakers at the memorial said one way to honor the memory of the late motorman is by increasing protection for transit workers.

“We have to remember him,” said NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. “We have to treat people that work in the MTA and transit system with the respect that they deserve.”

“That is uncontainable that we are still made to operate trains without fire extinguishers in our cabs. We are trained and are asked to sacrifice ourselves. Everything is not being done to make sure we make it out alive,” agreed Evangeline Byers, with TWU Local 100.

The case against the arsonist is pending but the Goble family wants justice.

“I want justice because my sons, they deserve that,” Delilah said. “He risked his life and he lost his life. I want justice.”

The MTA announced plans for a permanent tribute. Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue Train station will be dedicated to Goble’s memory.