A JS locomotive illuminates an otherwise pitch black scene as it departs the open pit at Sandaoling with another load of coal destined for the washery. Xinjiang Province, China.
2-8-2 JS Locomotive, 8081, hauls coal from the open pit at SanDoaLing in the backdrop of the Tianshan Mountains. Xinjiang Province, Northwest China.
an empty overburden train enters the pit engine first.
A work train powered by a SY class 2-8-2 is seen here entering the pit as the shanty crew looks on.
open pit mine....
Overburden train picking orders before entering the pit.
Prepairing to dump the overburden