The Pacific #82 is hauling a passenger train from Mafraq near the border with Syria south to Amman.
Side view of the Jordan Pacific #82 in the warm afternoon light.
The Jordan Pacific #82 is hauling a passenger train through the desert between Mafraq and Amman.
Portrait of the Jordan Pacific #82. The locomotive has been built by Nippon Sharyo in Japan. It was initially built for the Royal Siam Railways (RSR) in 1953, but was delivered to the Hedjaz Jorda... (more)
Pacific N°82 is catching the evening sun as she returns to Amman with a local passenger train.
The locomotive N°82 has initially been built by Nippon Sharyo in Japan for the Royal Siam Railways in 1953. It has never been delivered to this country and it came to the Hedjaz Railway in 1959.
There are many such bridges on the Hedjaz railway. Some of them have been destroyed by Lawrence of Arabia ! This one is located north of Amman somewhere in the desert.