
Kouqian Bridge
An immaculate SL 681 crossed a frozen river near Kouqian, south of Jilin on the line to Meihekou, on the morning of 24 February 1989. The train was 512/513, the 10:02 Jilin to Tonghua slow passenger. The SL would haul the train to Meihekou, 218 km and 6 hours 6 minutes from Jilin. The description "slow passenger" is particularly apt in this case. Today's equivalent, train 6844 is slightly faster, taking 5 hours 12 minutes for the same journey. Unfortunately, it's not quite as photogenic.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 89-013-01
camera : Mamiya 645 Super
lens : ??
focal length : ?? (ยง mm 35mm eq)
shutter : ?? sec
aperture : f/??
ISO : 100 ISO
original : 645 RDP Provia 100
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : SL.681
Train : 512/513, 10:02 Jilin - Tonghua passenger
Location : S of, Kouqian
Line : Jilin Area - Meihekou Line
Country : China
Date & Time : 24/02/1989 10:50