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)

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 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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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)

In recent days, plenty of snow falling all over Mongolian territory! Very good sign for our next winter tours... lots of snow and super beautiful winter views! The next winter group tour is sche... (more)

Just before the snowstorm arrived, the light turned soft and flat, giving me the perfect chance to take this photo. If it had been fully sunny, I wouldn’t have been able to capture it! This was ... (more)

A ZAGAL-004 is leaving Salkhit station with train 271 bound for Sükhbaatar. In the background, the “parallel brothers” Salkhit-shunter M62UMM-014 and 2M62MM-011 have just arrived from the Erd... (more)

A Russian Railways rented locomotive 2TE116-1585, heads north toward Russia with a container train running along the scenic Selenge River basin, near the Mongolia–Russia border zone. This photo ... (more)

A pair of Tavantolgoi Railway’s “Black Bricks” EMD SD70ACe/LW locomotives are currently operating on the Gobi section of the Trans-Mongolian mainline under Ulaanbaatar Railway JSC. These mac... (more)