I know one person who would have loved to be out there videotaping every run was my friend Bob Weiler. I met Bob almost 20 years ago and we have run into each other on a regular basis ever since. Bob was one of the last of the VHS camera guys, always propping that monster camera of his on his shoulder to catch whatever was passing by. Sometimes he even pointed it at us railfans. I particularly remember him having a laugh recording an epic struggle between myself and a young tree that was in a bad spot photography-wise while we were waiting for the circus train at Lewis Street. Years ago when I was contacted by a writer from Time Magazine who was interested in talking to some railfans, Bob was one of the first people I thought of, and he and I spent 5 hours talking her ears off at Woodbourne, again waiting for the circus train that this time did not come. If you google "Railfan Bob Weiler", his quote from the resulting article is one of the first results.

Bob passed away on July 12 2018 after a six year battle with cancer.

Simply said, we will miss him and we will remember him.