The DF4 number 1886 has been named "Zhu De". Zhu De was a Chinese military leader born in Sichuan in 1886.

JS 5290 is turned on the turntable of the Tonghua shed.

The SL7 streamlined steam locomotive number 751 has been built in Japan by Suzuki Inc. in 1934. It was designed for a maximum speed of 130 kilometers per hours and the drivers had a diameter of 2 ... (more)

At the end of the 90's a few PL2's were still operational at the Anshan steel works. Number 237 is seen here shunting. The last PL2 in service was thought to be Anshan steel works' PL2 244 which w... (more)

The YJ design is based on pre-war PL2 class 2-6-2, itself derived from the JF6 2-8-2, the predecessor of the SY class mikado. A total of 202 YJ locos were produced between 1958 and 1961. The last ... (more)

Two QJ's are getting prepared for their next duty in the Changchun shed during an ice cold morning of January 1989.

Steam was still active in the Yebaishou shed in March 1998, but the DF4's were already here. A few months later, all the traffic around Yebaishou was in the hands of the Diesels.

Three QJ's are being prepared for their next duty in the Yebaishou shed.