I have ridden a lot of steam,mainly SP here in Ca as a Child,the Daylite, the 4-6-2 Pacifics that ran from SF to San Jose and still in real service I rode the Greman Trains in the Harz Mountains that run in daily service from Weinergrode to Mt Brocken,Nordhausen and another town that I can't remember,they have a turntable in Weinergrode with stands where you can sit and watch them turn the engines and put Them in the roundhouse for the night.The question was about real steam in service otherwise I have ridden lots of steam here in the US and Europe.
Mikey