Even on mining systems where coal haulage was king, a 'local' passenger service was operated daily. On a very bright and breezy morning SY 1320 gets away from Xinqiu heading back to the city.
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)
On February 14th 2005, 214 Miners were killed in a gas explosion at this mine. The terrible Sunjiawan Mine disaster occurred less than twelve months after I took this image of No.3, one of the min... (more)