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Regarding stories from engineers who drove steam engines.. I am concerned that there may not be many left alive to tell us what they were doing in that era. I dont have much to offer except what I have learned on trips to tourist steam such as EBT, Strasburg and Cass etc... On strasburg there was a 4-4-0 that used to provide service until it's firebox was deemed unsafe. It was a favorite because it ran really well. I suppose it was "Talky" thru the stack as it hauled the train up and down the gentle hills; compared to the larger engines that did not have much talk in the stack. If I was to listen to a recording of the EBT's #17 whistle and all I probably can pick it out right away. We would listen for it as we waited at the depot for the next train. That long single blast while it was just coming into view preparing to stop had the people running about getting the children ready. There was a recording of the Southern's 4-6-2 Cresent Limited I recall as it tried to climb a mountain range (Front royal?) it was a machine under great load and you could almost "See" the crew working to keep that train moving up hill as the steam worked. That must have been a sight for those lucky enough to see it. Finally books have pictures with captions saying "Engineer closed the smoke as they passed someone's laundry near the tracks" Apparently it was a story of people trying to be good neighbors by not dirtying up someone's wa***hat was on clotheslines drying as the train passed. (Usually white sheets =)
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