Empty coal train at Nanzhan

The steam train on the right sight waits until the left one has passed

Diesel loc with empty coal cars near the coal mine

Hard work: loaded coal train runs slowly uphill in the morning sun

Coal mine Sandaoling in the morning: Change of shift, the coal ist loaded, now the loc takes water

Coal mine working: The trains unload the coal of the mine at this point. From here the trucks transport the coal

Beautiful silhouette in the evening with coal mine steam loc

Heavy work with this coal train and it sounds great!

Sunrise at Sandaoling! In the pink light of a rising sun, JS8225 storms past JS8190 with the first coal train of the morning.

Sandaoling Mining Railway JS8225 storms up the last stretch of 2.5% grade before the summit at KengKouZhan. Soon this train will surmount the grade and coast downhill into the washery where it's l... (more)

In the pink light of a rising sun, JS8225 storms past JS8190 with the first coal train of the morning. These trains run like clockwork with a train around sunrise every morning throughout the wint... (more)

JS8225 steams out of the coal yard after unloading her train. Soon the massive 2-8-2 will return to the opencast pit mine for another load of coal.

JS8081 makes a dramatic departure from the unloading point after dumping her train of coal. Over half of the coal trains at Sandaoling are unloaded at this coal yard where the coal is trans-loaded... (more)

Sandaoling Mining Railway JS8225 looks more like an American mainline 2-8-2 than a Chinese mining engine, as the massive Mikado storms upgrade on the double track Sandaoling Mining Railway.

Sandaoling Mining Railway JS8190 thunders upgrade while another coal train lead by JS8167 backs down into the mine for another load of coal. Soon JS8167's will be loaded and she will follow in JS8... (more)