Dahuichang Limestone Rlwy., Sept 16th
As usual, traffic did not start before 14:00. Two engines (No. 1 and 3) were in use.

Tonghua/Hunjiang, Sept 17th - Sept 24th

Sept 17th
A visit to Tonghua shed between 10:00 and 12:00. The following JS could be noted there (workable if nothing different indicated) : JS 6020, 6021, 8154, 8155, 6360(cold, oou), 5485(cold, oou), 6271(under repair ?), 6557(cold, oou), 5731(dumped), 5751
Later, JS 5731, 8231 und 5855 were seen shunting/ waiting in the station. The rest of the day was spent between Daoqing and Guyuan.

G	13:00	DF5 ?	nb
T646	14:05	DF4 ?	sb
G	14:50	JS 6306	sb
G	15:30	DF5 5010	sb
G	16:00	DF5 ?	nb

Sept 18th
The day was spent at Daoqing/ Guyuan again.

G	09:00	JS 8158(tf)	nb
T651	09:35	DF5 1193	nb
G	10:30	DF5 ?	sb
T666	10:50	DF4 ?	sb
G	11:20	JS 8158	sb
T 645	11:40	DF4 ?	nb
T646	14:15	DF4 ?	sb
G	14:55	JS 6306	sb
T652	15:25	DF5 5010	sb
G	16:00	JS ?	nb
G	16:20	JS 5858	sb

Sept 19th : Daoqing/Guyuan

T808	08:35	JS 5855	sb
G	08:45	JS 6366	nb
T651	09:35	DF5	nb
G	10:25	DF5	nb
T666	10:50	DF4 4125	sb
G	11:20	JS 5858	sb
T645	11:40	DF4	nb
G	12:30	DF5 1193	nb
G	13:15	JS 8158	sb
T646	14:10	DF4 4160	sb
T652	15:30	DF5	sb
G	15:50	JS 6306	nb

Sept 20th - Sept 23rd : See Thorge and Florian`s Report

Sept 24.09
Daoqing-Guyuan

G	08:20	DF5	nb
T808	08:45	DF5	sb
G	09:00	JS 6366	sb

Dongtonghua

G	10:00	JS 8201	sb
G	10:30	JS ?	nb
G	11:00	DF5	nb

Near Zazi

G	13:25	DF5 1256	sb
T646	14:10	DF4 4232	sb
G	14:45	DF5	sb
T802	15:20	DF4 4124	sb
G	16:20	JS 6021	sb
G	16:35	JS 8198	nb

Da`an Bei , Sept 26th - Oct 2nd
Business as usual. Some 40 steam locomotives are still in use. The lines to Ranghulu, Taipingchuang and Baicheng were visited. Noted engines :

QJ	3251, 3287, 6112, 6143, 6156, 6361, 6367, 6379, 6435, 6484, 6571, 6586, 6773, 6809, 6825, 6847, 6848(Baicheng), 6851, 6852, 6887, 6888(Baicheng), 6891, 6924, 6926, 7081, 7086, 7113, 7119, 7173
JS	6096(hd), 6237(hd), 6239, 8045(Baicheng)

QJ 6891 has lost its squre-shaped headlights and has the "standard ones" now. During my visit, QJ 6571 and QJ 6809 were sent to Changchun for overhaul. As substitution, a brand-new DF5 took over their duties.
For the 51th anniversary of the "Peoples Republic of China" on Oct 1st, all decorated engines became cleaned thoroughly.
Highest steam levels were on the lines towards Ranghulu and Taipingchuan. The line to Ranghulu is still up to 70% steam worked.
The mixed Y267,Y268 to Baicheng ("tourist train") and T951, T952 to Taipingchuan as well were still hauled steam hauled.

Jingpeng , Oct 3rd - Oct 6th 2000
Business as usual. At the railway crossings along the line, barrier-posts have been installed. They are quite photogenic, too.
Engines : QJ 6027, 6125, 6135, 6274, 6389, 6517, 6577, 6576, 6630, 6828, 6876, 6996, 7009, 7012, 7041, 7137

Yi Xian - Beipiao , Oct 7th - Oct 10th
Four days were spent here (for decription see Thorges and Florian`s Report). Sadly, the "freight timetable" I had got from T.Bockholt/ F.Menius at Tonghua was no longer valid. There was much fewer trains than expected and on 3 out of 4 days, different timings were valid. Most freight traffic was on Saturday 10th !
Due to bad weather on 2 days and infrequent trains, I needed quite much time here. The following tables show freights only.

Oct 7th : Zhoujiatun

G	08:30	QJ 6095	eb
G	09:10	DF4	wb
G	11:00	QJ 6991	wb
G	12:35	QJ 6750	eb
light engine	13:20	QJ 6226	eb
G	14:30	DF4 2118	wb
G	15:00	QJ	wb
G	15:50	DF4 2124+QJ 6991	eb
G	16:15	QJ 6752	eb
G	16:40	QJ 6655	wb

Oct 8th : Zhoujiatun

G	09:00	DF4	eb
G	10:50	QJ 6095	wb
G	12:00	QJ 6750	eb
G	13:10	QJ 6410	eb
G	14:55	DF4	wb

Linesiding finished by 15:00 due to bad weather.

Oct 9th : Zhoujiatun

G	09:00	QJ 6991	eb
G	10:45	DF4	wb
G	11:55	QJ 6776	eb
G	13:00	QJ	eb
G	14:40	DF4	wb
G	15:00	DF4	wb
G	16:30	QJ 6672	eb

Oct 10th : Zhoujiatun

G	09:15	DF4 2118	eb
G	10:20	QJ 6095	wb
G	11:10	QJ 6480	eb
G	11:45	DF4	wb
G	12:20	QJ 6991	eb
G	15:00	DF4	wb

Light disappeared at 15:00.

Yebaishou , Oct 11th - Oct 12th
During my visit, some 2-3 steam hauled freights each direction were seen on the line to Chifeng during daylight. Volume of freight traffic seems to be reduced significantly. Most of the trains stopped at Shinao and shunted there. So, overtaking them by taxi was no problem.
According to a worker at Yebaishou shed, there are only 12 QJs left at Yebaishou. The line towards Chaoyang is worked by both Yebaishou and Fuxin based engines, which still reach Yebaishou.
The following table show all train movements (!) on the Yebaishou-Chifeng line :

Oct 11th : Shinao

T854	10:30	DF4	sb
G	11:20	QJ 6409	sb
G	13:00	QJ 6728	nb
T853	14:00	DF4	nb
G	14:30	DF4	sb
G	15:35	QJ 6409	nb

Oct 12th : Shinao

G	09:10	DF4	nb
T854	10:30	DF4	sb
G	11:30	QJ 6409	sb
G	13:20	DF4	nb
T853	14:05	DF4	sb
G	15:45	QJ 6409+QJ6413	nb

Engines :

QJ	6086, 6172(Fuxin), 6409, 6410(Fuxin), 6411, 6413, 6416, 6728, 6752(Fuxin)
JS	8236, 8238

Till Mosler