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268-18343 viewsAt 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.

268-35343 viewsAt 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.

269-19343 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, and the Alstom 25-year service agreement special led by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan GE rebuild CM40-8M unit 5653 'Chiba' serial number 8412-10 / 93-144 heads back to Nelson Point with The Sundowner and 5634 on the rear of the train. Friday 12th of April 2002.

160710 iPh5S 2811343 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, point work buried in the tailings on the upper level.

160710 iPh5S 2812343 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, old Henley three phase metal clad plug with steel wired armoured cable, which is very common in underground mines.

190108 1278343 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, NTAY type fuel tank waggon NTAY 3359 with 65,000 litre capacity for Caltex. Refurbished by Gemco WA in Nov 2013 from a Caltex NTAF type tank waggon NTAF 359 originally built by Comeng NSW in 1975 as a CTX type CTX 359.

160409 IMG 7091343 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.

160412 IMG 7362343 viewsParkeston, Aurizon rail grinder MMY type MMY 034, built in the USA by Loram as RG331 ~2004, imported into Australia by Queensland Rail, now Aurizon, in April 2009, detail picture. Peter Donaghy image.

231020 8228343 viewsParkeston, QQYY type 40' container waggon QQYY 57960 one of five hundred ordered by Aurizon and built by CRRC Yangtze Group of China in 2022. In service with two loaded 20' half height hard top 'rotainers' lettered CRM, for Cristal Mining before they were absorbed into Tronox, CRM 001750 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts and CRM 001388 with Tronox decal and yellow corner posts, on Aurizon's Tronox mineral sands train 4UP1 from Ivanhoe / Broken Hill (NSW) to Kwinana (WA). 20th of October 2023.

100603 8986343 viewsParkeston, SCT train 3MP9, PBGY type covered van PBGY 0013 Multi-Freighter, one of eighty two waggons built by Queensland Rail Redbank Workshops in 2005.

240328 3022343 viewsLoaded Koolyanobbing iron ore train 5041 with Mineral Resources Ltd MHPY type iron ore waggons MHPY 00109 and MHPY 00026 built by CSR Yangtze Co China with serial numbers 2014 / 382-109 and 2014 / 382-26 in 2014 as a batch of 382 pairs, these bottom discharge hopper waggons are operated in 'married' pairs. March 28, 2024.

240328 3035343 viewsHampton and Aurizon loaded iron ore train 5041 with a rake of MHLY and MHPY waggons runs south towards Esperance from Koolyanoobing through the dip at the 19 km on the Esperance line. March 28, 2024.

240701 2762343 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, former ALCo built demonstrator locomotive model C-415 serial 3449-1 built April 1966, currently carrying number 1000, it was originally numbered 008 when Hamersley Iron purchased the unit in 1968. It was retired from service on the 24th February 1982. It then spent some time carrying number 2000 while building the Marandoo railway line from Sept 1991. July 1, 2024.

240701 2795343 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, from left, the ALCo S2 Hamersley Iron 007 'Mabel', ALCo C415 demonstrator Hamersley Iron 1000, English Electric ST95B Goldsworthy Mining 1, ALCo M636 BHP 5502 and EMD F7A Mt Newman Mining 5450. July 1, 2024.

284-20343 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2004 'Shire of Dalwallinu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard on empty mineral sand train waiting to run to Eneabba. November 9, 2004.

100729 01501342 viewsWOD type iron ore waggon WOD 31484 is one of a batch of sixty two built by Goninan WA between April and August 2000 with serial number 950086-056 and fleet number 547 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations with a 75 ton capacity build date 07/2000, for Portman Mining to cart their Koolyanobbing iron ore to Esperance, now with PORTMAN painted out, Binduli Triangle, 29th July 2010.

100731 02370342 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30268 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-018 and fleet number 612 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, on loaded train 6413 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100731 02893342 viewsWO type iron ore waggon WO 31295 is one of a batch of fifteen built by WAGR Midland Workshops between July and October 1968 with fleet number 174 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, with a 75 ton and 1018 ft³ capacity, on loaded train 7415 at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010. This unit was converted to WOC for coal in 1986 till 1994 when it was re-classed back to WO.

100731 03164342 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 33503 is one of a batch of one hundred and twenty eight built by United Group Rail WA between August 2008 and March 2009 with serial number 950211-043 and fleet number 9008 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, looks to have been repainted, small ARG decals and number board painted in the middle of waggon, empty train arriving at Binduli Triangle, 31st July 2010.

100822 5871342 viewsWOE type iron ore waggon WOE 30282 is one of a batch of one hundred and thirty built by Goninan WA between March and August 2001 with serial number 950092-032 and fleet number 624 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, Binduli Triangle 22nd August 2010.

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