Dear Robert, I am so sorry that the media has painted such an unfair picture of you. And I am so sorry that people have made snap judgments and not been willing to give you the benefit of the doubt while information is gathered and facts are sorted out. I truly believe that something terrible happened that was beyond your control and left you unable to stop the train as you have done so many times before. I can't help but wonder why, after you had both confirmed the first warning light, the conductor didn't take action by the lack of communication after that. Something was obviously very wrong.

I hope that your dogs are taken care of and am sure that they will be. I know that they will miss you but you will be united some day so find peace in that.

Please free yourself and find the peace and love that you deserve. Know that what happened wasn't your fault. I know that you cared about your passengers. Those that passed with you know the truth of that day; that you were a special person and an exceptional, dedicated engineer who cared about his passengers.

May God be with and comfort everyone that was touched by this tragedy. And may he give special comfort to the Sanchez family. Robert was a very special person.

Michelle, I am really sorry for your loss. God bless you and your son. Patricia Becker.

Hefter family,

I am so deeply sorry for the loss of our Jacob...I honestly thought i was going to be you daughter in law...well thats what i was hoping for....i wish i had words to tell you how i am feeling and words to help you...but im not even sure what is happening yet....my heart does not want to believe this...it has been two weeks and one day and i am still on shock....i keep saying i cant handle this but i know if Jacob was here with me he wouldbe telling me well babe you are doing it and tell me i can...so i think when ever you feel like you cant do something just think of Jacob...bcause let me tell you he would be telling you YES you can....i have so many memories of my Jacob and feel blessed to have so many....Mr. and Mrs. Hefter i hope one day to tell you as much as i can and i want you to tell me as much as you can too....see i know a lot but we figured we had the rest of ourlives to tell eachother things....i just want to know more i guess....Jacob will always be my one and only i promised him that and i will not break that promise i will love him forever and i will forever miss him....Jared and Jordan...i love you guys too thank you for everything and being there for me when i needed it the most....agian i wish i could make this go away trust me if there was anything i could do...i would....we shall talk later when things settle down......thank you for all that you guys have done for me the past two years i love you guys and always will...

Jacob....hi babe you will be mine forever and ever i promise i love and miss you sooooo much......i'll never forget out big house and big dog and our sydnie ann....and babe what are you thinking? well i love you too

My prayers and condolences to each member of your family and your friends you left behind at metro

HE IS AT PEACE

I am home in Heaven, dear ones
Oh so happy and so bright!
There is perfect joy and beauty
In this everlasting light.
All the pain and grief are over,
Every restless tossing passed;
I am now at peace forever,
Safely home in Heaven at last.
You must not grieve so sorely
For I love you dearly still;
Try to look beyond earth's shadows,
Pray to trust our Father's will.
There is work still waiting for you,
So you must not idly stand;
Do it now, while life remaineth,
You shall rest in Jesus' land.
When that work is all completed,
He will gently call you Home;
Oh, the rapture of that meeting,
Oh, the joy to see you come!

Thank you, Walt, for always helping me, for the long hours, for your incredible knowledge...you knew the .65 better than anyone else!!

I'll remember most our lunches with great fondness....it was time passed in pleasure, peace and contentment with each other and our Rosebud and sometimes with our Barry-bear, and our Markus...thank you for those memories..they will stay with me always.

My heart goes out to the Fuller family...my prayers are with you.

I was sadden to hear of the loss of Spree. I am a Desha born in Hawaii and living in Hawaii. Both my father and brother are retired police officers. I did not know of Spree and wonder if our families are related...I certainly feel connected and wish I had know this wonderful woman.

Family in Hawaii.....Aloha

I hate to watch,listen,hear,or have any knowage of you or any news cast anymore. When i think about all this was cause by driver error... i think to myself trains are huge also 18 wheelers are huge city buses are huge and im a city commutter and all those huge vehicles cut me and others off everyday, drive way to damn fast,run red lights and some of them just some of them think their gods of the road -can do whatever they damn want cause of their size and power. judge me ... judge robert.. my thoughts don't murder people. i pray to my dad now ...

R.I.P mr.grace you will be missed at roosevelt middle school you will always be in all the rough riders hearts and chargers too...... YOU LOVED US AND WE LOVE YOU FOR EVER.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch. We do not understand why Chuck left this earth so soon, before his family and friends were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, through the grace of God may you begin to remember not just that he died, but that he lived. And that his life gave you memories too beautiful to forget. May that peace which comes from these memories of love shared, comfort you now and in the days ahead.
Louis, Michelle, Corey and Alexandrea Mendes

When I first met Dennis, it was back in the early 70s through his daughter Jeanette, whom I knew through our church. I was just becoming reacquainted with Dennis, also being a guitar player, we exchanged music through our mutual friend Tim Rosevear. When Tim emailed me the sad news that Dennis was one of the fatalities in the wreck, I went into shock. I am still in shock and very saddened by his passing. From what I have read here, Dennis possessed a very special soul and will be sorely missed by all who knew him. My heart goes out to you, Maria, Scott, and Jeanette.