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200914 7777137 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, PWT 1 the water gin waggon used with the steam locomotive Pendennis Castle, this waggon had a proportional valve fitted to control the Westinghouse brake system on the train via the vacuum brake on the Pendennis Castle and former Cliffs Robe River ALCo RSD3 locomotive 4002. 14th September 2020.
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200914 iPhone IMG 8837137 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, how to protect a train on the Hamersley Iron system. 14th September 2020.
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247-09137 viewsCape Lambert fuel point, Robe River locomotive 9420 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 8109-03 / 91-119 from March 1991 riding on Hi-Ad bogies and was originally an ALCo Schenectady built C630 serial 3486-4 and built new for Chesapeake & Ohio (USA) as their 2103. It is one of four C630 ALCo units purchased in 1974 and delivered to Robe in January 1975. Everything below the frame is ALCo while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. Approximate location of the locos is here. 22nd May 2002.
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220-01136 viewsTaplin Siding, located between the 135 and 137.5 km on the former Goldsworthy Mining Ltd line, now part of the BHP Iron Ore network looking east from the 135 km post.
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221-15136 viewsHardie Siding, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild unit CM40-8MEFI 5669 the last Dash 8 rebuilt for BHP and one of four fitted with an EFI prime mover, serial 95-160/8412-02, with the switch restored for the mainline the 2nd Person climbs aboard to continue on to Yarrie Mine.
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222-03136 viewsAt the 105.7 km grade crossing near Gillam Siding, a loaded Yandi train approaches behind two General Electric AC6000 units built by GE at their Erie plant, BHP 6071 serial 51063 leads sister unit 6074, 6071 has not been named as yet. This road was also the original road into Lynas Find Gold Project, back in the day. GeoData.
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150507 8043136 viewsFMG Solomon Line, as the Nanutarra - Wittenoom Road was realigned when this line was built, this is where the western shortcut branch of the Roebourne - Wittenoom Road crosses the line before rejoining the Nanutarra Road. A loaded train behind double General Electric Dash Dash 9-44CW Co-Co locomotives, units 010 serial no. 58187 and 014 serial no. 58191 power a loaded along the straight, there are bank engines on the rear. Geodata: -22.1617767 118.1279150 .
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150507 8104136 viewsFMG Solomon Line, bank engines General Electric Dash 9-44CW locomotives, units 006 serial 58183 and 005 serial 58182 run back light to Solomon for their next duty, seen here between the bridges over the Fortescue River South which drains out of Hamersley Gorge. Geodata: -22.1844217 118.0313467 .
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150523 8265136 viewsFinucane Island, empty train heading back to Boodarie behind Progress Rail EMD SD70ACe unit 4379 serial 20108424-006 and a newly arrived and named sibling 4474 'Raymond White' serial 20148001-007. Geodata: -20.3341700 118.5504083 .
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060714 6813136 viewsHesta Siding, view from the rear of the rail recovery and transport train as it snakes around the curves. Crib waggon 665 a former Magor USA built ore waggon, heavily modified by Mt Newman Mining workshops and fitted with an ATCO donga.
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170726 9424136 viewsRedbank on the edge of Nelson Point, a loaded BHP iron ore train from Yandi arrives on the west mainline behind Electro Motive built SD70ACe unit 4331 'Withnell' serial 20066862-060 leading an SD70ACe/LC with another two SD70ACe/LC units in the middle of the 264 waggon consist. 26th July 2017.
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170727 9526136 viewsBoodarie Yard, BHP 's service facility for the Finucane Island operations, on the left are the fuelling and sanding roads, workshops and shed and then the departure roads, on the right are the mainlines, behind the workshops the FMG car dumpers can be made out. 27th July 2017.
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040407 075058136 viewsMooka Siding, Mooka North location relay room with solar panel array on the north side, arrival LED type signal MAN 3 visible beside the mainline. 7th April 2004.
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250-04136 viewsPelican Siding on the Hamersley Iron Tom Price line about the 208 km with an empty train behind the standard pairing of two General Electric built 9-44CW units 7068 serial 47747 and 7067 serial 47746 stand on the loop or passing track for a meet with a loaded train. 21st October 2000.
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218-37135 viewsYandicoogina or HIY as Hamersley Iron identify it, located 445 km from Parker Point yard in Dampier. Bank engine units General Electric Dash 9-44CW models 7089 serial 47768 and 7090 wait their next loaded train to push out, the tail of which is visible on the left with the mine stockpile in the background.
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150523 8202135 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit 4368 is on the fuel tank shunt, is a unit from the last order of eighteen SD70ACe units for BHP Billiton built at Electro-Motive London Ontario, serial 20098203-013.
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040616 162154135 viewsNelson Point, the Sundowner coach, originally built by E. G. Budd in 1939 numbered 301 as the Silver Star as 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.
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22648135 viewsBassendean, Goninan workshops, brand new GE CM40-8M rebuild unit for BHP Iron Ore 5634 'Boodarie' serial 8151-07 / 91-120 looks to be in the final stages of construction as it sits out side with Westrail P class GE model CM25-8 unit P 2015 serial 6320-01 / 91-100 and a Robe River ALCo in the background during an Open Day on 20th July 1991.
Jim Bisdee photo.
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040407 075227135 viewsMooka Siding, north end looking south past the arrival signal LED type MAN 3, DED 'dragging equipment detector' bars are visible before the turnout, passing track branching off to the left. 7th April 2004.
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240-06135 viewsNelson Point, retired Mt Newman Mining Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial C6096-4 sits with the hood removed exposing the ALCo 251F engine end and turbo charger arrangement. 25th June 2002.
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