Steam at Sandaoling open cast coal mine in China with three JS Class locos in action. The train in the far background by the loader is taking on coal, meanwhile the train in the foreground is push... (more)
Early morning activity sees JS 8081 departing the washery having discharged its load of coal. The train will make its way to Dongbolizhan for the morning shift change. Sandaoling, Xinjiang Provinc... (more)
As the sun rises, JS locomotives prepare to leave the stabling point at Dongbolizhan to collect coal from the open pit. Sandaoling, Xinjiang Province, China.
A JS locomotive with a rake of empty coal hoppers, departs the Washery for the open cast coal mine to collect another load of coal. Sandaoling, Xinjiang Province, China.
As the sun dips below the horizon, an unidentified JS Class locomotive having just loaded with coal, heads east destined for the wash plant along the now mined out eastern section of the open pit ... (more)
In the last of the light, a JS Class 2-8-2 tender steam locomotive (JianShe construction) laden with coal leaves the loading point at the western part of the open pit at SandaoLing destined for th... (more)
The driver of 2-8-2 steam locomotive, JS8167, climbs to the footplate of the locomotive to commence the morning shift. Dongbolizhan, SandaoLing, Xinjiang Province, China.
A JS locomotive illuminates an otherwise pitch black scene as it departs the open pit at Sandaoling with another load of coal destined for the washery. Xinjiang Province, China.
In low afternoon light, with the thundering roar of the engine, JS8190 makes haste as it heads a coal train out of the western section of Sandaoling open cast coal mine destined for the wash plant... (more)