Doubleheaded QJ 2-10-2s pull a westbound freight towards Daban. This trip with FarRail of Germany was the last of four trips to China and steam was now restricted to the Chabuga - Daban portion of... (more)
QJ 7002 pilots an unidentified classmate away from Daban towards the Jingpeng pass. Once in a while, I need to remind myself that this was not a fevered figment of my imagination, merely breathtak... (more)
QJ 6631 heads a westbound freight near Lindong.
Before Sunrise- Of all the photography trips in my life, nothing matched the fall 2004 tour in Inner Mongolia, China. Every morning before dawn, in this case at 05:47 cutting through the crisp aut... (more)
QJ 2-10-2s 6828 and 7137 wait at Galadesitai for a westbound which showed up powered by a DF4 diesel and QJ 6773.
QJs 6905 & 7143 head a westbound train upgrade in the morning.
Two QJ 2-10-2s slog upgrade with an eastbound freight on a rainy afternoon.
The local westbound passenger train is stopped at Galadesitai at 10:38 PM. The operator has cleared the semaphore which shows green for the train to leave his station. It was eerily quiet and dark... (more)
Two QJ 2-10-2s pull upgrade with a westbound freight towards Galadesitai.
All three tracks at Jingpeng are occupied at 8.10 AM with westbound freights. Five 2-10-2s are on the trains on this cold, windy morning.
QJ 2-10-2 6631 is the power today on tr. 6051 eastbound just east of Gulumanhan
QJ 6984 leaves Gulumanhan westbound with a load of logs.
6735 & 6998 exit tunnel 2 above the village of ErDi . This area was known as Happy Valley by some enthusiasts.
6891 & 6925 have just left tunnel 6 on the third level above Reshui with a westbound freight late in the day.
It's 4.02 PM as 6981 & 7002 battle upgrade with a westbound just before tunnel 5.