Meeting near the highest point of the Sandaoling pit railroad. The engineer of JS # 8173 on the left just opened the throttle to push back his empty 13 hoppers train down to the pit. On the right,... (more)

After sunset an unidentified JS class is storming up the grade from the pit with an impressive sparks rain.

Chinese track workers near the Erjing coal mine. They correct the track position with a straightening machine after the foreman has measured the track with a measuring rod and spirit level.

After sunset the 2-8-2 JS # 6224 is pulling a coal train to the washery at Xuanmeichang.

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)

View almost from the edge of the huge open pit coal mine of Sandaoling to a train driving uphill with 2-8-2 JS steam locomotive.

The track guard uses a measuring rod to check the track gauge and elevation of the track in a curve.

Only rarely do individual coal trains travel to another unloading point just south of Nanzhan for unloading, probably according to the quality of the coal. One of the cars is about to be tipped he... (more)

The 2-8-2 steamlocomotive JS # 8225 is going down to the loading point in the pit with her train.

2-8-2 steamlocomotive JS # 8225 storming up the 1.0 to 1.2 % grade with her coal train of estimated about 700 ton.

In the morning between about 8 and 9 AM, there is shift change at Dongbolizhan. Up to 4 JS steamlocomotives can be seen shunting, taking water and coal, get lubrification by the new staff, before... (more)

2-8-2 steamlocomotive JS # 8089 is leaving the Erjing coal mine towards Nanzhan with a 20 car coal train.

There is only very few vegetation in the large open cast coal pit of Sandaoling. Here are some lonely frozen puddles that allow grasses to grow. In the background JS # 6224 is tackling the grade o... (more)

2-8-2 steamlocomotive JS # 8225 with a loaded coal train on the way from the loading point in the pit up to the washery, while JS # 6224 is pushing back her empty train for loading.