Morning contrasts of mid-spring along the Tuul River basin beneath the Bogd Khan Mountains on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. Local passenger train hauled by M62UMM approaches the end of its journey... (more)

Early summer morning in the Kharaa River Valley and Berkh mountains. A mixed intermodal freight hauled by 2TE25KM locomotive passes Berkh Station en route to Zuunkharaa, a key operational point w... (more)

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Another crystal-clear, frosty winter morning at the famous Khonkhor “Big Loop.� A 2TE116UM leads a coal train downhill from the Bumbat slope, in the central section of the Trans-Mongolian Rail... (more)

Another crystal-clear, frosty winter morning at the famous Khonkhor “Big Loop.� A 2TE116UM leads a train of empties downhill from the Bumbat slope, in the central section of the Trans-Mongolia... (more)

A 2TE25KM leading with a 2TE116UM helper pushes a 6,800-ton mixed train of coal, iron ore, and timber claws the grades of Khoolt Pass. Captured by a Mavic 2 Pro drone at -15C, at one of the highes... (more)

A container train speeds by on a beautiful summer evening

A 2ZAGAL-powered passenger train No. 271 departs the 290th km town, heading toward the next stop at the 284th km point between Schatan and Tunkh stations. In Mongolia, it’s common for small sett... (more)

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UBTZ M62UMM-005 Hauling Train No.272 Sukhbaatar - Ulaanbaatar at Davaany station 22-11-2025.

A beautiful winter morning unfolds along the Kharaa River and through the Schatan Mountains Valley. A pair of 2TE116UM engines work hard uphill with a heavy freight train on 23 February 2025, take... (more)

Sunrise over the grasslands of Bayan Pass, with a northbound coal train led by a ‘Grasshopper’ 2TE25KM locomotive. August ©2022 Our next summer group tours are scheduled and confirmed for... (more)

The Gobi is completely different from any other place in Mongolia—its own beauty, its own locomotives, and its own winds. A “Grasshopper� (the nickname of the 2TE25KM) paired with a 2M62MM d... (more)