Look closely and you'll see two tunnel portals and different levels of track, revealing why this railway is known as the "Darjeeling of Africa".
Plandampf special roars through the station and approaches the level crossing on this scenic secondary line.
Steam in the Transylvanian countryside this autumn.
Preserved 4-6-0 derived from the famous P8 class trundles through the Transylvanian countryside, still farmed by traditional methods.
Not often photographed was the prairie-like scenery at the western end of the JiTong Railway. A single 2-10-2 was enough for the light grades on this section.
A rare double header brings coal from one of the mines on this extensive colliery system. The smoke effects were not to special order, they are always that way!
The steel mill at Anshan covers 35 sq km and boasts steam, diesel and electric power. Here SY 0440 waits for its next job, deep inside the mill.
4:38 pm found the full moon already in the sky while the setting sun lit this pair of QJ's and the surrounding countryside. I just happened to be there, right place, right time, long lens on came... (more)
With the thermometer hovering near zero and the sun just over the horizon, a single QJ steams out of the dawn towards Lindong. Only the photographer, his guide and driver witnessed this specatacl... (more)
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Modern Class 23 mogul leans into the curve with 3 coaches full of ecstatic railfans.
We can't decide what color to paint them! 3 similar Romanian diesels from the 1970's huddle around Sibiu's turntable.
The Jitong Railway is scheduled to drop the fires of its last steam locos on December 9 or 10, 2005. Steam is already banished from the famous Jingpeng Pass, making shots such as this now imposs... (more)
Station mistress studies the timetable from the desk where she controls all the switches and signals at this rural junction in southern Ukraine.
Photographers' special freight.
