▲ 295 ▼ Two photos of the same train driver, taken 26 years apart (lemmy.ml) submitted 5 months ago by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/trains@lemmy.ml 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments The two trains pictured: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Railways_SY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuxing_(train) More info about (and photos of) the driver, Han Junjia: https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202012/28/WS5fe93034a31024ad0ba9ed9b.html http://en.people.cn/n3/2018/1205/c90000-9525433.html
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 months ago (2 children) The train doesn't go choo choo anymore 😔 permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 months ago But it can play choo_choo.wav if you want. permalink fedilink source parent [–] parricc@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago I actually got to ride one of the steam locomotives in a heritage railway in Connecticut. The Essex Steam Train uses a China Railways SY class 2-8-2. There's another one in New Jersey as well. The stuff made by Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works is interesting because it produced the last steam trains in the world that were built for non-tourist purposes. Hopefully China sees the historic value in preserving them and keeps some in a functional state for the long term. They apparently have one heritage railway, the Tiefa Coal Mine System, with a couple of the steam trains still running for tourists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 months ago But it can play choo_choo.wav if you want. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] parricc@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago I actually got to ride one of the steam locomotives in a heritage railway in Connecticut. The Essex Steam Train uses a China Railways SY class 2-8-2. There's another one in New Jersey as well. The stuff made by Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works is interesting because it produced the last steam trains in the world that were built for non-tourist purposes. Hopefully China sees the historic value in preserving them and keeps some in a functional state for the long term. They apparently have one heritage railway, the Tiefa Coal Mine System, with a couple of the steam trains still running for tourists. permalink fedilink source parent