We were contacted by Mr. Tim Staten in 2020 who shared these great images with us. These are of his grandfather-in-law, Mr. Lacy Sparks, who was a Robert Dollar Co. locomotive engineer through the time he started with them until the time he retired. These are images of #3 and of Mr. Sparks.
We hope you enjoy these. We certainly do! Thank you Mr. Staten for sharing them with us!
You can learn about Robert Dollar Co. #3 via our online equipment roster here.
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