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    During the 1980's, as a meteorologist with the Air National Guard, I made 6 trips to South Korea to participate in a large annual military exercise called Team Spirit. Naturally my camera found itself aimed any railroad action I came across. Unfortunately my record-keeping was not up to its usual standards, as I did not write down locomotive numbers. Most of the pictures were taken from moving buses, so their quality is not the best.

    871
    Here a passenger train is heading for downtown Pusan.

    20 Mar 1984

    872
    One sees many of these coal facilities - cars are unloaded by laborers wielding shovels.

    Pusan, South Korea

    20 Mar 1984

    875
    This shot of a passing coal train was taken from our bus, on the way from Taegu to Pusan.

    20 Mar 1985

    876
    Note the crossing tender as #5011 passes.

    20 Mar 1985

    877
    One coal train passes another.

    20 Mar 1985

    878
    These little crossing-tender shanties were found all along the line.

    20 Mar 1985

    892
    #4106 heads across a road in Taegu.

    15 Mar 1986

    1032
    #7164 with a passenger train at the Pusan main station. I rode this train from Pusan to Seoul.

    30 Mar 1985

    1033
    #7521 with a freight train

    Pusan

    30 Mar 1985

    1034
    #4207 with a freight train

    Pusan

    30 Mar 1985

    1036
    #3222 switches a coal yard in Pusan.

    4 Apr 1988

    1037
    #6215 with a passenger train tow passes a coal yard in Pusan.

    4 Apr 1988

    1038
    #3234

    Pusan

    4 Apr 1988