While it's cool to see steam locomotives operating, you can't overlook the environmental disaster that mine obviously is. The world is paying a high price for cheap goods. posted by tommasz at 6:50 AM on March 9, 2008
Awesome photos. posted by Mach5 at 6:54 AM on March 9, 2008
It's like the 1920's. In color. posted by stbalbach at 6:56 AM on March 9, 2008
Besides all the steam-powered trains, I was amazed to see they have old steam shovels still operating as well. posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! at 7:02 AM on March 9, 2008
Wow. How old are those engines? Is someone still producing them? posted by dazed_one at 7:03 AM on March 9, 2008
I keep looking at these pictures and I think: "These people are doing the Olympics this summer?"
The steam shovel in that coal mine is the same one Mike Mulligan had. posted by parmanparman at 7:16 AM on March 9, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]
It's like Las Vegas for Siberians. posted by KokuRyu at 7:55 AM on March 9, 2008
My dad used to travel in these back in the day. One of the major drawbacks was that you'd be covered in soot by the end of the journey. posted by hadjiboy at 8:08 AM on March 9, 2008
I keep looking at these pictures and I think: "These people are doing the Olympics this summer?" The steam shovel in that coal mine is the same one Mike Mulligan had.
Yeah, between that and the steam trains I felt like I was reading a little kids' book. "Thomas the Tank Engine Goes Strip-Mining."
Gorgeous pictures, though. I can see why people get so nostalgic about this stuff. posted by nebulawindphone at 8:39 AM on March 9, 2008
There's some fabulous photography in there. FAVE. Thanks for the post! posted by sidereal at 8:52 AM on March 9, 2008
This is great. Hellish industrial wasteland? Yes. Gorgeous? Yes. posted by echo target at 9:32 AM on March 9, 2008
This is photography at its finest. Excellent post, thank you.
Visiting that mine must feel like traveling back in time. Some of the shots could probably be passed off as depression-era Wyoming. posted by [expletive deleted] at 11:30 AM on March 9, 2008
I went on a lab outing when I worked at the University of Birmingham where we took a restored steam train from Kidderminster to Bridgehead. One of the post-docs was Chinese and invited some Chinese friends along for the trip. After, I asked them how they liked the nostalgia of the steam train. They said "What nostalgia?" posted by srboisvert at 1:41 PM on March 9, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]
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