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I must mention someone else that helped me and my love for trains. Errol B Ohman. I signed on to film the Golden Gate RR Museum's Southern Pacific 2472. I was to make an hour DVD to raise money for the museum. Little did I know I would film the train for almost six years with much help from Matt of this forum as sound man. I remember my first day of filming. The train crew as in many projects like this were a little apprehensive at best. Who was this guy with all this equipment and will we like him or not. Will he get in our way and will he be a danger to us and himself. Errol was the first to welcome me and thank me for doing this project. We went over the rules and the does and don't of railroading. He was always the guy that asked what I needed. Another shot of use going around a curve, no problem. He would back her up and do it for the camera. When he got sick he still engineered as long as he could. You never heard a thing about his health though we all knew something was wrong. His wonderful wife road most all his last runs. One of the last days I saw Errol was at lunch with some other crew members. He handed me a shirt that stated I was a real "Crew Member". It was one great moment for me. I still and always will keep that shirt. This a short video about Errol.......

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