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Thirsty Work
A pair of unidentified QJs wound around the curves west of Mengjiawan with a Zhongwei - Gantang freight on 12 January 1994. Despite the encroaching desert, the landscape isn't entirely dry, as evidenced by the frozen pond on the right, a useful source of water for irrigation during the warmer months and a skating rink for the local kids in winter. There's even enough water for the locos of uphill freights to replenish their tenders at Changliushui, the next station, only 6km ahead.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 94-AI-03
camera : Pentax 6x7
lens : 200mm f/4
focal length : 200 (100mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/6.7
ISO : 400 ISO
original : 6x7 SHG Super HG 400
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : QJ.xxxx, QJ.xxxx
Train : Zhongwei - Gantang freight
Location : km 718.5, W of Mengjiawan
Line : Zhongwei Area - Gantang line
Country : China
Date & Time : 12/01/1994 15:55