RJ Corman's Chinese QJ heads north on the Old Road at Spring Station, just outside Midway. What a gorgeous day to chase a steam locomotive!

RJ Corman's Chinese QJ heads south between Midway and Lexington. This was about the brightest it got all day.

RJCC #2008 runs hard through Paynes Depot,KY on its way to Lexington,KY

RJ Corman's Chinese QJ heads south (compass east) through Bagdad on a murky, rainy afternoon. This is the first trip the locomotive has made over the road since May 2008, and only the second since... (more)

Shortly after sunrise, a mixed freight train on the Jitong Railway heads west out of Chabuga, Inner Mongolia, with a single QJ locomotive leading about 30 cars. Regular steam operations ended less... (more)

Ji Tong QJ 6986 approaches Galadesitai with a westbound freight, 19/11/04. ©www.railphotoprints.co.uk - John Chalcraft Click Her... (more)

Ji Tong railway QJ's 6735 & 6389 approaching Jing Peng Summit Tunnel, 11/11/96. ©www.railphotoprints.co.uk - John Chalcraft

A single QJ-class 2-10-2 steam locomotive leads a westward mixed freight train through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, near Chaganhada Station on the Jitong Line.

QJ 6986 approaches Sandi Crossing as it climbs towards Jing Peng Summit with westbound coal empties, 19/11/04. ©www.railphotoprints.co.uk - John Chalcraft

Hard to believe this was only five years ago.

Two station agents are at attention as the westbound local passenger train slows for a stop at 5:35 PM.

This freight train showed up literally at the crack of dawn. The time is 6:10 AM as the westbound pulls hard between Yamenmiao and Lindong. I consider this shot as my celebration of 50 years of co... (more)