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At the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.
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268-16

At the 39 km detection site with the Alstom 25-year special, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star, a diner-parlour-observation coach on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's General Pershing Zephyr train from the 1930s and 1940s. Donated to Mt Newman Mining Co. by AMAX an original joint venture partner to commemorate the projects first 100 million tonnes of iron ore railed between Mount Whaleback mine and the Port Hedland port. 12th of April 2002.

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Filename:268-16.jpg
Album name:admin / 0268
Keywords:Silver-Star / EG-Budd / Sundowner / General-Pershing-Zephyr / 301 /
Location:39 km Newman line, WA
Code and Number:Silver Star
Builder / Type / Model:E.G. Budd
Serial / Builder's Number:301
Filesize:826 KiB
Date added:Dec 23, 2022
Dimensions:1280 x 853 pixels
Displayed:42 times
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