With lots of coal and cheap labor, real steam railroading in China lasted into the 21st Century! Here we see daily life and some incredible action on a branch line at Chendge, China and a nearby mountain pass. From the Pentrex show "China Steam Spectacular" https://rfd.video/ChinaSteam | Steam Giants

13K views · 1.5K reactions | Inner Mongolia's Jinpeng Pass was a holdout for real steam railroading right into the early 21st century. Trains utilizing pairs of 2-10-2 "QJ" locomotives ran several times per day. From the Highball Productions show "Big Steam’s Last Stand – Winter on Jingpeng Pass" https://rfd.video/Jingpeng | Steam Giants | Facebook

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As you can see in the video Locomotive 81 is getting closer to the finish line! The shop crew brought her out today to check the timing of her valves. After they were done, it was decided to stretch Locomotive 81’s legs with a short runby. Locomotive 81 was purchased brand new by the Nevada Northern Railway Company from Baldwin Locomotive Works in April 1917. She was retired and donated to the community in the late 1950s. In 1960 she was put on display at the White Pine Public Museum where she r