If Latin American steam isn't your thing, you may still be interested in the latest addition to Frank Barry's ongoing "Adventures in Chasing and Photographing Steam" series, available free by clicking the following link https://substack.com/@frankbarryrailphotography This describes a cross country journey he took at age 11, all by himself except for his box camera, Official Guide, and an alarm clock his mother put in his suitcase. He started on the Pennsy and finished on the Frisco....

Reading the Frisco portion, there was a very good chance my Dad was engineer on #3 and my Brother in Law was firing #957 on the Salem Branch.