Blogging China's elusive steam trains

Scott Lothes (pronounced like "lotus") -- train enthusiast, engineering publication editor, and photographer -- says:

On Thursday I will fly to China where I will roam the countryside in search of the elusive "huoche" (hwoah-chuh, train, literally, "fire wagon" -- steam train). (...)

He'll be blogging the search here.

(Thanks, Dory Adams and Kevin Scanlon!)