On a cold winter's day in 2010, the afternoon passenger storms up the loess canyons in Baiyin. This scenic railway existed to serve a massive copper mine deep in these canyons, as well as the asso... (more)

In the locomotive depot of the Xingyang Brickworks Railway, a female worker patiently watches her lathe. She is turning a new steam piston for C2 0-8-0 #207, a 1988 product of the Harbin Works. Wh... (more)

A JS of the Sandaoling Coal Mine Railway steams slowly past the setting sun on November 11th, 2010. This spectacular sunset is characteristic of this part of far western China, providing a potent ... (more)

Union Pacific 4-8-4 #844 storms upgrade through Erda on its way to Salt Lake City. This is the last stretch of upgrade on the LA&SL Route as it wraps around the Oquirrah Mountains. Soon the train ... (more)

The second morning coal train coasts downhill through one of the scenic highlights of the Ba-Shi Railway. This location, known as Liangsuituo to locals, is where the 760mm gauge railway emerges fr... (more)

The mid-day passenger train of the Ba-Shi Railway storms up the stiff 3.9% grade out of Mifengyan behind C2 #09. On this section, the track is built on a shelf far above the valley below. The sce... (more)

The mid-day passenger train tackles the stiff 3.9% grade out of Mifengyan behind C2 #09. Here the track winds through a field of flowering rape seed plants. Every March, the hills in the this regi... (more)

The second coal train of the day storms upgrade from Mifengyan station. It is bound for the Huangcunjin coal mine at the end of the 20 kilometer 760 mm narrow gauge railway. The Ba-Shi Railway kno... (more)

The regular passenger train of the Ba-Shi Railway storms upgrade past some flowering rape-seed plants. In March, the hillsides around the Shibanxi Narrow Gauge were alight with these yellow blosso... (more)

The regular passenger train of the Ba-Shi Railway passes through the scenic Sichuan countryside. It is bound for the village of Bagou where the railway terminates and serves a small coal mine. The... (more)

The spectacular slag dump at Baotou steelworks as seen with SY #1676. At one time, Baotou had dozens of steam locomotives in daily service, but by this point in 2008 only seven SY 2-8-2's remained... (more)

Baiyin Mineral Railway SY #1470 steams uphill with the morning passenger train bound for the Shenbutong Quarry.

Sandaoling Coal Railway JS #8189 storms upgrade after having loaded its coal train. Now this modern 2-8-2 locomotives faces about 3 kilometers of stiff uphill grade before reaching the edge of the... (more)

Yamansu Iron Ore Railway JS #8152 leads a train of ore empties across the barren desert of China. This railway only 36 kilometers long, connected an iron ore mine to the Chinese National Railway. ... (more)

Baiyin Mineral Railway SY 1470 steams uphill through the scenic Loess canyons that characterize this part of China. This train, bound for the Shenbutong Quarry, is the last revenue (non-tourist) s... (more)