21 043 Steam Photo Nov 2002 Huanan Coal Railway Winter Steam Train Scene CR681

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Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.

21 043 Steam Photo 19 Nov 2002 Huanan Coal Railway Winter Steam Train Scene CR681

Original 8×5″ photo — raw winter power, thick steam under a frozen forest sky.

Photo: approx. 8 x 5 inches

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Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.
Internal notes: QC passed

The air is electric and razor-sharp as the 21 043 locomotive bursts into view, its great steel lungs exhaling mighty plumes of black and white smoke into the frozen morning sky. You feel the rumble under your boots as the train climbs steadily through the snowbanked hillside, the steam crackling like a heartbeat against the silent forest. Every breath you take is filled with the biting scent of coal and cold air, the moment so real you can almost hear the clatter of wheels biting into icy tracks.

Around you, the winter world lies hushed and waiting. The trees — stripped bare by frost — stand like silent sentinels along the route. The snow crunches underfoot, untouched except for the deep furrow left by the train’s unstoppable journey. Your face tingles from the cold, and you blink against the dazzling brightness of sun on snow as the iron giant roars past, carrying history and memory down an ancient rail.

This authentic 8×5 inch photograph captures more than just a train — it captures a living, breathing moment of history that few will ever experience again. Ideal for collectors of steam railway history, winter photography enthusiasts, or those who long to reconnect with the raw beauty of old-world engineering, this piece is a treasure to own and admire.