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254-25346 viewsBing Siding, an empty train departs behind 6071 an General Electric built AC6000 model with serial number 51063. The locomotive has not yet been named. September 2001.
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256-12346 viewsMaitland Siding on the Cape Lambert to Deepdale railway has a late afternoon empty train with the quad CM40-8M working of 9425, 9410, 9420 and 9414 in the siding waiting for a cross with an opposing loaded train. At the time of this image Siding 3 or Murray Camp was unable to cross ore trains so Siding One - Harding or Siding Two - Maitland were used. May 2002.
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257-16346 viewsFlash Butt yard, line up of retired power, the final Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial number C6096-4 in Mount Newman Mining livery and then the eight withdrawn Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild C36-7M units 5506, 5510, 5512, 5511, 5513, 5507, 5509 and 5508. Late 2001.
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257-23346 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, an empty train runs between the junction and the Broome Rd crossing behind the standard single locomotive 5646 'White Springs', a Goninan 1992 built GE CM40-8 model with serial number 5244-11 / 92-135. Late 2001.
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268-18346 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.
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268-35346 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.
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283-02346 viewsNelson Point, BHP wheel lathe sees BHP's big GE AC6000 unit 6073 'Fortescue' serial number 51065 on shed having wheel attention to the leading bogie. May 2002.
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240701 2783346 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, ALCo built locomotive model S-2 serial 69214 built in 1940 for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle as their #21 and retired in 1964 before coming to Australia in September 1965, numbered 007 and called 'Mabel'. Retired in December 1972 and donated to the Society in 1976. July 1, 2024.
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284-20346 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.
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222-29345 viewsSomewhere on the original single line section between Gull and Rosella Hamersley Iron 7073 serial 47752 a General Electric Dash 9-44CW built by GE at Erie powers away with an empty train with 7091 following a crew change with a loaded train.
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229-28345 viewsYandi Two loadout exit side, as Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 with sister unit 5642 drag a loading train at 1.2 km/h, the massive pile of ore is gravity fed into the waggons via two sets of hydraulic chutes, the original pedestal radial stacker is visible above the ore along with the extraction fan. GeoData.
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230-26345 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, view of the stockpile area and pedestal stacker, train being loaded at 1.2 km/h behind two Goninan GE CM40-8M rebuilds from different ALCo builders. 5654 'Kashima' serial 8412-11/93-145 is from Comeng ALCo M636 unit 5493 while 5637 'De Grey' serial 8181-01/92-123 is from an AE Goodwin ALCo C636 unit 5456. Geodata -22.718338, 119.039909 .
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232-03345 viewsYandi Two, view to the stockpile looking west from near the 311.6 km grade crossing. A train can be seen loading on the right. February 1997. GeoData.
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233-19345 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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234-21345 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. Cab front on view. Circa 1998.
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234-37345 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, this configuration was trialled for a time with two Dash 8 locos, 120 waggons, Dash 8, 120 waggons and Dash 8. View looking across the YT315.8 km grade crossing and 5658 back to the ore stockpile at the loadout. Circa 1998.
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040806 102052345 viewsFlash Butt yard, heavily stripped down riveted waggon 206, possible original ballast waggon, number 206 was originally a waggon in the 'Camp Train' and appears to have USA origin, view of the removed deck showing chutes.
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050412 0765345 viewsQuarry 8, Shaw Siding area. 3/4 view of 1963 built Magor USA ballast waggon 503.
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050412 0778345 viewsQuarry 8 loading area, view from rear of train with Magor USA built ballast rake.
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051001 5697345 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #17, 6016, builders plate, a Comeng WA built flat waggon from 1971.
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