All three tracks at Jingpeng are occupied at 8.10 AM with westbound freights. Five 2-10-2s are on the trains on this cold, windy morning.

QJ 2-10-2 6631 is the power today on tr. 6051 eastbound just east of Gulumanhan

6735 & 6998 exit tunnel 2 above the village of ErDi . This area was known as Happy Valley by some enthusiasts.

6891 & 6925 have just left tunnel 6 on the third level above Reshui with a westbound freight late in the day.

It's 4.02 PM as 6981 & 7002 battle upgrade with a westbound just before tunnel 5.

6981 & 7002 storm westbound out of Linxi after stopping to take water.

The crews of QJs 7002 & 6981 chat just before the locomotives doublehead with a westbound freight from Daban. Our group was able to follow them and their train all the way to Jingpeng with multipl... (more)

Decorated QJ 6840 is serviced at Daban after bringing the passenger train in from Haoluku. This was the regular passenger engine west of Daban. The fancy engines were dubbed " supershine " by eith... (more)

QJ 6351 departs westbound from Lindong after a stop to service the locomotive.

QJ 7081 is westbound at sunrise on a bitterly cold morning east of Gulumanhan. This is one of two QJ 2-10-2s that was imported by RDC and has run on the Iowa Interstate Railroad several times.

6778 pulls an eastbound freight late in the afternoon on my second trip to China. The local passenger train was waiting at Yamenmiao station for this train to clear.

Iowa Interstate QJs 6988 and 7081 lead ICRI down the street running in Davenport, dubbed as the longest steam powered freight of the 21st century.

Coming around the mountain.. Click on "Singing Sands Viaduct" above for companion views.

Doubleheaded QJs work across a wintry scene.

IAIS 6988 and 7081 putting on a show as they depart from a water stop at Walcott,IA