About 1/2 hour before sunset, the 2-8-2 JS # 8167 is pulling another load of coal out of the pit of Sandaoling. Several photographers/videographers can be seen up on the edge of the pit in the bac... (more)

Portrait of the chinese multi purpose locomotive 2-8-2 JS class (Jian She=construction) # 8167 at the coal unloading point near Nanzhan. 1916 of this type were built between 1957 and 1986 by diffe... (more)

2-8-2 steamlocomotive JS # 8167 is pulling another about 700 ton coal train up the grade from the pit to the washery.

2-8-2 JS # 8167 is starting from the loading point in the open cast pit. The coal is blasted, then transported by lorries to a conveyer belt, and so reaching the blue loading silo. It takes about ... (more)

2-8-2 steamlocomotive JS # 8167 of the Sandaoling coal mine railroad is passing "station 82" with another load of coal for the washery.

Portrait of the chinese JS class 2-8-2 steamlocomotive # 8167 at Sandaoling. 1916 of this type were built in three series by different builders: JS # 5001 to 6135 from 1957 to 1965, # 6201 to 6558... (more)

Waiting until passing the loaded coal train

At the unloading place near Nanzhan

The steam train on the right sight waits until the left one has passed

Coal mine working: The trains unload the coal of the mine at this point. From here the trucks transport the coal

Sandaoling Mine Railway JS8167 thunders up the last stretch of the long climb out of the opencast pit coal mine. The snow cover TianShan (Heavenly) Mountains rise in the background.

Deep in the massive opencast pit at Sandaoling, a steam crane is hard at work delivering a piece of mine equipment to the mining face. The semi truck will carry this equipment to the mining area. ... (more)

Late afternoon in Sandaoling is a magical hour for steam railway photography. On one such day in January 2016, JS8167 silhouette against the setting sun as the locomotive shoves an empty train awa... (more)

JS8167 storms upgrade out of the giant opencast pit coal mine at Sandaoling, while JS8173 starts its train in the background. Soon JS8173 will load it's train and follow JS8167 up out of the pit. ... (more)