Blasting out of tunnel #2 of the JiTong line. The tunnel sections of the Jingpeng pass were always a hard time for the steam locomotive crews on the uphill sections. See more of my pictures at htt... (more)

High above the small village of Erdi, QJ7038 + 7119 work hard on the steep gradient towards Shangdian, the summit of the Jingpeng pass. See more of my pictures at https://www.clickasnap.com/profil... (more)

QJ7038 + 7119 sweep around the long curve passing the Erdi brickwork on a very windy day. See more of my pictures at https://www.clickasnap.com/profile/Wedding13347

QJ7038 exists tunnel 3 of the JiTong railway near the small village of ErDi with a train bound for Jingpeng station. See more of my pictures at https://www.clickasnap.com/profile/Wedding13347

QJ7038 and 7119 having passed the summit station of the Jingpeng pass, Shangdian, already and are seen here on the long descending stretch towards Jingpeng station. The small village of ErDi is al... (more)

QJ7038 and 7119 sweep around the photogenic curve at the ErDi brickworks. See more of my pictures at https://www.clickasnap.com/profile/Wedding13347

QJ7038 blasts out of the tunnel at ErDi, pulling a freight train towards the Jingpeng pass summit at Shangdian. See more of my pictures at https://www.clickasnap.com/profile/Wedding13347

The JiTong line in China´s Inner Mongolia province, famous for its last QJ steam locomotives used in regular services, has already undergone a huge transformation from a local, single tracked rai... (more)

Steam in the backyard

I'm sure the locals paid no attention to the passing parade of big steam on the Jitong Railway in the early 2000's. They probably had no idea that the for... (more)

Two QJ's backlit against the snowy terrain of Jingpeng Pass.

Eastbound Erupts from Tunnel 2-one of seven on Jingpeng Pass.

Moonrise over ErDi