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Loading Spoil
For every ton of coal mined, many tons of overburden or spoil have to be removed from the pit and dumped outside. This view shows JS 8221 waiting in the pit while its train is loaded by a huge electric shovel. In the background, JS 8055 drags a loaded spoil train up the last few yards of the climb to the reversing siding on the level below. From there, it will shove the train all the way out of the pit and up onto one of the dumps beyond Xibolizhan.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 05-D-2951
camera : Nikon D2X
lens : 24-85mm f/2.8-4.0
focal length : 40 (60mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/8
ISO : 200 ISO
original : Digital: 12MP JPEG
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : JS.8221
Train : Loaded Spoil
Location : Sandaoling Opencast Pit
Line : Sandaoling Mining Railway
Country : China
Date & Time : 13/11/2005 14:16