born in chi. 1933; moved around a lot  until i got married; started shooting slides 1956 incl. some steam; retired to osoyoos BC (summer) & chapala JAL MX (winter) 20 yrs. ago; have seen almost every existing mexican steam lokey as an update for the proposed 2d ed. of 'steam loco. directory of north america' but sent all the photos, data etc. to david conrad.