Two photos, same platform, 26 years apart 🚄 In the mid-1990s, parts of China still ran coal-fired steam on mainline routes, and the last regular mainline steam run ended in 2005.  By the end of 2024, China operated about 48,000 km of high-speed rail, the largest network anywhere.  Last year, rail carried roughly 3.9 billion passenger trips, showing how a single career can span from soot to speed.  Love learning? Follow @Wealth ⭐ #China #HighSpeedRail #Progress #Trains #Infrastructure #BeforeAndAfter #Fuxing #Asia