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0601 Magor USA 041225 064721556 viewsNelson Point Ore Car Repair Shop, original Magor USA built ore waggon 601, known as the 'Oro's', one of 144 built in 1963 and bought by the Mt Newman partners in 1968 from the Oroville Dam construction in California. 25th December 2004. 0 has been added to number to correctly place the waggon in sequence.
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151111 9489555 viewsNear the 38 km post, an empty train lead by General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743 on the Cape Lambert line.
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160128 00429555 viewsWedgefield, Sims Metal Yard, the sparks fly as the remains on an ALCo frame are thermal lanced into smaller manageable pieces, a GE V16 7FDL-16 engine is also cut in half.
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170726 9504555 viewsBoodarie, an empty train departs the unloader balloon loops and heads back to Thomas Yard behind NS Juniata Shops USA rebuild EMD SD9043MAC unit 906 serial 976833-09, which was originally a Union Pacific SD90MAC-H2 #8530 prior to rebuild, leads an SD70ACe/LCi unit in the last rays of daylight. 26th July 2017.
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041014 142329555 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, view along the passenger carriages behind rebuilt ALCo C636R locomotive 3017 with the first passenger carriage 'Bellary' was originally built by Clyde Engineering at Granville NSW in 1936 for the NSWGR as a second class railway carriage FS type FS 2143. In 1987 it was purchased by the Society and is named after a local river. The next carriage is van 'Portland' and originally an NSWGR MHO type guards van MHO 2321, then recoded to KB type mail van, then to KBY 2513 guards van. For a view 20 years later click here. 14th October 2004.
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203-12554 viewsBing Siding, BHP Iron Ore General Electric AC6000 model 6076 'Mt Goldsworthy' serial 51068 with an empty train. Cab side view with name board, steerable bogie and Driver Cosgrove at the controls.
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219-06554 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 7090 serial 47769 and 7089 idle away waiting their next loaded train to push out.
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151111 9491554 viewsNear the 38 km post, an empty train lead by General Electric ES44DCi units 8160 and 8193 serials 60224 and 61852 and General Electric Dash 9-44CW 7074 serial 47743 power under the water supply pipeline on the Cape Lambert line.
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150507 8046554 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 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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170726 9445554 viewsFinucane Island, sitting on the CD4 road, a loaded BHP iron ore train behind Progress Rail Muncie USA built SD70ACe/LCi unit 4475 'Mick Le Flohic' serial 20148001-008 with a sister unit as they await entry into he car dumper to unload. 26th July 2017.
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196-02553 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.
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203-07553 viewsBing Siding, BHP General Electric built AC6000 class leader 6070 'Port Hedland' serial 51062 in the passing track as second unit on a Yandi empty working.
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200914 iPhone IMG 8841553 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th September 2020.
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041014 142128553 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, Comeng WA ALCo rebuild C636R locomotive 3017 serial WA-135-C-6043-04. The improved Pilbara cab was fitted as part of the rebuild in April 1985. Donated to Society in 1996. 14th October 2004.
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250-04553 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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267-19552 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, CM40-8M GE unit 5634 'Boodarie' serial number 8151-07 / 91-120 leads the Sundowner Special on the Newman mainline leg of the Goldsworthy Junction and triangle, with the Sundowner coach in the middle and sister CM40-8M 5653 bringing up the rear.
This train, and the empty before it, were delayed due to a jamming switch for the transfer road where Tamper 2 and Ballast Regulator 31 are holding track.
They can be seen behind the signal sitting on the transfer road.
Friday 12th of April 2002.
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180616 1657551 viewsCooya Pooya, 32 km on the Cape Lambert line, Rio Tinto loco 9103 with serial 61941 a GE Erie built GE model ES44ACi from the 1st order in Rio Tinto Stripes livery is 'tied down' to the mainline following a total loss of air, the locomotive's hose bag can be seen chained to the rail in case of movement. The train pulled a coupling around the 45 car position. 16th June 2018. Geodata
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Bradken bogie 040413 165855551 viewsNelson Point, ore waggon bogie, Bradken cast SSRC bogie which stands for Super Service Ride Control.
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200914 7790551 viewsPilbara Railways Historical Society, brake van 'Portland' was originally a NSWGR MHO type guards van MHO 2321, then recoded to KB type mail van, then to KBY 2513 guards van. It was built by Clyde Engineering at Granville and purchased in 1987 by the Society, it is named after a local river. 14th September 2020.
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207-05550 viewsYandi One balloon loop, Goninan built ore waggon 4146 coupled to an original style Comeng waggon on the empty side of the load-out tunnel, August 1999.
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