A QJ has almost reached the summit west of Yebaishou on the Chengde line with its freight train. Another QJ is banking the train.

A southbound train nears the summit of Jingpeng Pass.

The harshness of the Manchurian winter in northern China can be felt in this picture. Fog, snow, ice, wind and a temperature of about 4 deg Fahrenheit, but the railway continued to work.

I regard this as my favourite of all the many images of the mighty QJ's I took on my two visits to China. Not only were the weather and location perfect, but the two locomotives could be seen (and... (more)

QJ 6988 has taken on water at Walcott and gathers speed as the tandem of QJ's head east and the Quad Cities.

After waiting hours for a hopefully dramatic late afternoon view of a working uphill train and getting skunked, we were about to board our vans to leave when all of a sudden we heard the clank cla... (more)

The casino in downtown Rock Island (one of 9 in the state) looms in the background as Iowa Interstate 2-10-2 7081 arrives back in town from Walcott, Iowa, with an excursion for Midwest flood relie... (more)

The eastbound daily passenger accelerates out of the station at Yamenmiao.

RJCC 2008 makes a stop in Frankfort.

Old Smokey wasted no time as it moved eastbound back towards Lexington,Ky after getting turned on the newly constructed wye track at Christiansburg. I believe this is the first public appearance o... (more)