Chinese Steam Locomotives

They made a stop in central Iowa

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Locomotive
• steam
• Iowa
• railroad

[Abitibidoug]

Were these locomotives made at Datong Locomotive Works, a company that was still making them up to the mid 1990's?

[danred806]

Im not sure about all the details. Maybee someone else on here can say. Seems like I recall someone saying they were built in the early 80's though.

[DarkTower97]

How long was that train

[danred806]

I thought I heard someone say it was 100 cars? It was pretty long.

[SeniorMinch229018]

Is the freight that the QJ's are pulling a revenue freight or a photo freight?

[danred806]

I thought it was revenue.

[gennaiafebbraio]

Look at all that black smoke

[Abitibidoug]

@rdfox76 Thanks for the reply. So that's why they're hauling freight. It makes sense to earn as much revenue as possible with all that capital investment. Also did you notice the logo og the Chinese National Railway on the front of the locomotive? Also I noticed the wheel slip on starting off, typical of a long and heavy train. The driving wheels are smaller diameter, suggesting it was designed as a freight locomotive.

[rdfox76]

@hoppercar Dude, they're steamers built in the 90s. I don't give a fuck whether they were built in America, China, or Mars--they're beautiful and reliable and weren't cut up before I was even born.

Steam IS. And it doesn't matter who made it.

[rdfox76]

@Abitibidoug I'm pretty sure they were, and built in the same order as the Susquehanna's one that... I'm not sure where it went after Susie-Q realized they couldn't afford to operate it any more.

And man, steam excursions are great, but there's NOTHING like seeing steam haul revenue freight to warm the cockles of my heart! (You can also see that during excursion season near Cheyenne, since UP has their steamers haul revenue freight when deadheading to excursions, to help defray the cost!)

[gonetoworkbbackin5mi]

chicoms whistle crappy

[xxwzaebd]

Korea's last steam locomotive, the 901, was made in China in 1994. It is now in static display.

[WPRR1]

@hoppercar I think they sound good.

[hoppercar]

those whistles sound like shit..............obviously they dont have any talented whistle makers in china

[hoppercar]

Cant we build anything in this country anymore, were a bunch of lazy ass americans. China is ruining our economy with there imports, now they want to run there chinky shit on our railroads,

[1998ChevroletS10]

@danred806 they kinda remind me of the up 484 just longer and not as strong