Eric

"'Nice to meet you. My name's Eric. So, looks like you've been assigned here. Well, good to have you on the team. What's your name?'""-Eric, introducing himself to Lenny"Eric is the deuteragonist of Gentle Giant.

Bio
Eric has been working for the Union Pacific railroad since the 1970s. As of the beginning of Gentle Giant, Lenny was assigned to the same yard as him. Eric, along with his friend Andy, had a high opinion of Lenny and treated him like a friend no matter what happened. Even when Lenny broke down, Eric told him not to worry about it, and not to make a big deal over it. Eric was a true friend to Lenny, he stuck by his side in the most difficult situations, and traveled all the way to the EMD plant to rescue Lenny.

Basis
Eric is a Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 "snoot nose" with the number 3358.

Specials

 * Master Of Train (cameo)
 * Gentle Giant

Trivia

 * He is the first character to appear in one film before officially becoming a character.
 * He shares the same model as Elvin from Rails of Highland Valley.
 * His real-life model was rebuilt into SD40N #1971 as of 2018.