In 1998, while Hsieh was consolidating his luster glazing skills, he saw a TRA recruitment ad; this was the spark that kindled his interest in making ceramic trains.
在錘煉閃光釉的同時，1998 年，一則台鐵招募員工的啟事，為謝嘉亨的火車創作情緣埋下伏筆。