When he was in junior high school, his fondness for his grandmother and his love of the railroad inspired Hsieh to spend his pocket money on model trains. He even dreamed of becoming a train engineer when he grew up, sitting in the driver's seat and chugging along the tracks toward his dreamland.
基於對外祖母的孺慕及對火車的迷戀，國中時謝嘉亨就常用零用錢買火車模型，甚至幻想長大後要當火車駕駛員，坐上駕駛座，沿著鐵軌到他的夢想之地。