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They are not "still using" steam locomotives. <br /> <br />The Jitong Railway was just built, opened in 1995 IIRC, and all the motive power was built new. Almost all 2-10-2 as I remember. Why steam? Because China has lots of coal so they don't have to import fuel, and steam is a low tech solution compared to diesel or straight electric, so they can build and operate them very cheaply. In China it doesn't make any difference if they are labor intensive. <br /> <br />I saw some film of double headers hauling a train up the grade in the winter. Steam plumes going up hundreds of feet into the sky. Really impressive!
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