Chasing the last of the steam engines; SY1225, is seen with a rake of empty coal box wagons, Wu Jiu Coal Group line, Inner Mongolia, China.

Fuxin Mining Administration SY #1320 storms upgrade out of Wulong Mine with a load of spoil.

One of the undoubted highlights of my visit to Fuxin was the early morning 'paddy' train transporting miners to Minzhu mine on the eastern outskirts of Fuxin. On a perfect, crystal clear and still... (more)

Another working day as SY 1320 heads towards the rising sun with the morning 'paddy train' carrying the early shift to Minzhu mine for an 0730 start. Minzhu is on the eastern outskirts of Fuxin.

It's 0710 hours and minus 10 degrees. The miner's 'paddy' train is pulling hard eastward up the hill from Fuxin city to the outlying mine at Minzhu, creating a spectacular sight in the still, cris... (more)