RJ Corman's QJ class 2-10-2 #7040 arrives in Lexington on a cloudy Sunday morning after a trip from China via New Orleans.

Made in China.

Three QJ need for this heavy train of coal.

The Good Shepherd

Pacing the QJs across Iowa as they head to storage at Newton.

Two QJ work very hard to reach the summit of Jing Peng pass.

Time for service for this QJ. Magic atmosphere in Daban depot; It was the last most important steam depot for regular traffic in the world. This pic now is story.

Here are four QJ locomotives in use on the Pingdingshan Yuzhou line but this soon to be the end of the class QJ by the year end of 2007.

Here are four QJ locomotives in use on the Pingdingshan Yuzhou line but this soon to be the end of the class QJ by the year end of 2007.

Here are four QJ locomotives in use on the Pingdingshan Yuzhou line but this soon to be the end of the class QJ by the year end of 2007.

From this high vantage point, the twist and turns of all three levels of the eastern side of the Jingpeng Pass can be seen, laid out like the work of a particularly imaginative modeller! Galadesit... (more)

It's getting late in the afternoon, the light is failing, and snow is beginning to fall as a Wernigerode to Nordhausen train accelerates after a brief station stop at Benneckenstein.