JIXI DIDAO 18 MARCH 2002 Pushing Coal into Preparation Plant CHINA Photo CR628

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JIXI DIDAO 18 MARCH 2002 Pushing Coal into Preparation Plant CHINA Photo CR628

Photo: 6 x 4 inches

Mounted: approx. 8 1/8 x 5 inches

Paper: Fujifilm Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper

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Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.
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The first light of morning bathes the scene in a rich golden glow as the locomotive at Jixi Didao on 18 March 2002 springs into action, pushing coal-laden wagons toward the preparation plant. The air is crisp and charged with the earthy scent of coal dust and fresh steam. The engine’s red wheels gleam against the rising sun, turning slowly with each powerful push forward. The low rumble of the train vibrates through the frozen ground, and you can almost feel the quiet determination in the still, frosty air around you.

Standing by the tracks, you hear the subtle hiss of steam escaping the hardworking engine, mixing with the early morning birdsong in a symphony of life and labour. The wooden buildings catch the sunlight, their bricks glowing warm orange, worn by decades of toil but still standing proud. Shadows stretch long across the railyard, the rhythmic creak of the wagons and the distant clatter of shifting metal filling your senses with the unmistakable sound of a community awakening and gearing up for another day of honest work.

This is not just a picture — it is a living memory of an era when steam, steel, and sunrise joined forces to keep the heartbeat of industrial China alive. You can feel the grit under your boots, smell the sharp coal smoke in the air, and sense the quiet pride of workers who made mornings like this part of their everyday world. Every inch of this scene breathes resilience, endurance, and the raw poetry of human effort against the backdrop of a hard but noble life.