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Steamtown engineer Bernie O’Brien dies
Bernie was a gentleman and mentor and I felt honored to have known him. He breathed the railroad and was devoted to it as well as those who were in his midst. His was a generation that didn’t view their tasks as merely a job…it was a sense of responsibility that went home with him at the close of the day. I am grateful for the times, all too brief, that I spent with him.
RIP
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Smoked a few cigars with this great man
One of the finest teachers I ever had, in or out of a classroom.
The consummate professional, and a gentleman to boot.
Thanks for all the words of wisdom, Bern. See you on the flipside.
You could always count on Bernie for two things, a cigar and a smile. Hr wasn’t just liked, he was respected and very easy to work with.
Bernie was not only a great engineer, but a supremely nice man. We will all miss him.
Don’t know if this site will let me post a link. If it does, here’s a photo of the man at work, taken during a stop at Hallstead PA in 1992, on the return of a Scranton-Binghamton trip.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3058389
A little more than a year after we said farewell to TVRM’s Paul Brock. The two fine gentlemen trained at least two generations of rail fans, but no one will ever take their places.
Rest in Peace, Gentlemen!
There are so few left from his generation now. One hopes that Steamtown can maintain the legacy on their behalf - and ours.