I ran across this article today and took a look at the beautiful pictures of the steam trains still in use in China. While there are fewer in use these days (per the article) still excited to see them captured during operation.
I can't help but wonder out loud if the people that build the "toy" loco's in China, that we purchase. If they took a steam train to work in their manufacturing facility. Maybe a bit of a pipe dream as more modern, electric trains are used in mass transit...bit of a romantic idea I thought I'd share.
One of my favorites is the non-environmentally friendly picture of the slag cars dumping molten slag onto the mountain side. What I like is the contrasting colors and I began to noodle a bit on what it would take to model on a layout.
What's your favorite picture?
Article:
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/china-steam-trains/
Direct link to Gallery (more pics than those used in the article)
