Local residents come to fetch water. [Photo provided by Tonghua railway]
"Fetching water used to be a big headache. We had to travel to a far-away river to get water and even make a hole in the ice during winter," said Li Zuopei, an 80-year-old resident in Yingbishan village.
"Then the small train sent water right to our doorsteps, and it's amazing that the service has been going on uninterrupted for so many years," said Li.