Around 1 km east of Zhaojiatun, at the summit of the Linghai line, a branch leading to a spoil tip diverges to the north. Here SY 0638, propelling 3 empty tipper wagons, waited to return from the tip as SY 1017 worked flat out to drag a loaded train from Linghai up the last few metres to the summit. the picture was taken on 3 December 2003.