Farewell to Mike! January 18th, Mike McCormac died. A great loss! He was a really nice travelmate, a freind and an excellent photographer. We’ll miss you! Bernd If you want to read more: www.mikemccormac.com

For some weeks they have water supply problems in Xibolizhan and stopped the spoil trains. Only the coal trains are running as usual. About 11 locos are in Service. Seit einiger Zeit gibt es Wasserversorgungsprobleme in Xibolizhan. Daher hat man die Abraumzüge gestoppt. Nur die Kohlezüge fahren wie gewohnt. Ca. 11 Lokomotiven sind im Einsatz.