Every morning that was sub zero, ice would be an issue. The locomotives pipes and valve would come in frozen and needed to be thawed and drained before the next crew headed out on their shift. Eve... (more)
Almost to the top of the grade. This is at Kengkongzhan Station, the junction for Dongbolizhan Station. This train will keep going straight through to Xuanmeichang Washery to dump its load.
The mountains can be seen through an uncommonly clear horizon. This train will climb up the height of these walls over the next two miles loaded with coal. A coal truck can be seen racing down the... (more)
The old pit can be seen below the unused coal tower at Dongbolizhan Station. It isn't common to have a train in the yard during the day as they normally stay busy between the mine and coal transfe... (more)