North of Huozhou is Shilin, which was recommended by Julien Blanc. But there are many poles and the great cutting is shored up by large concrete walls. I am sorry, but this area is not worth visiting. Between Linfen main station and Linfenbei the lines are separate and crosses two small rivers on concrete viaducts, which gives some nice photo possibilities. I saw up to 15 freight-trains during daylight.
Some trains are double-headed.
The passengers are mostly BJ-hauled, but some days saw also green DF4. The section Linfen-Houma is one of the best things in the steam world today. It is a very nice still valley, where you can relax from the noise and dirt of the cities. Traffic on this double-tracked line is very strong. It seems as it is few more than on the section north of Linfen.