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On my recent China trip three weeks ago, travelling from Harbin to Hendaohezi (Mudanjiang), I saw a massive ballast train of at least twenty KF60's behind a DF8. Unfortunately, I was not able to take a photo. The cars had no China Railway marks, so I guess, they belong to a construction company of t...

I recently got my JF's. All three loco had a lack of pulling power. On 1.6% grade they pulled hardly 8 to 10 freight cars (C64), only a bit more than the SY. After a closer look, I discovered that the fourth driver wheelset actually didn't touch the rails. One half of the engine weight rest on the f...