A photographic charter freight hauled by one of Eritrean Railways' 1937 built Mallets roars through Damas at 20 mph!
The dedicated men of Eritrean Railways, many of them octagenarians, stand around their latest project, the last 440 class locomotive, awaiting money for boiler tubes.
One of two surviving 1930's era railcars in use on Eritrean Railways
1000 meters separates the valley floor from the track perched on the cliff.
One of the Zhun Dong Railway's 14 QJ locomotives get attention. This 58-km coal hauling road was opened in December 1999 and is anticipated to be electrified in 2004.
A QJ's exhaust temporarily drowns out the temple bells as it leaves Lindong for Daban
The all important "glint shot" as this freight departs Sanggendalai for Haoluku
QJ 6831 leads a westbound freight out of the dawn towards Lindong. The grades are easy here and the big 2-10-2 is making good time.
SY Class Mikado 0860 is prepared for another day's work on the Tiefa coalfield, near Shenyang, NE China
QJ Class 2-10-2 leans into the curve as it approaches the water stop at Lindong
Dawn breaks as a pair of QJ 2-10-2's head west to Jingpeng Pass on the famous JiTong Railway
