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  1. Kurrajura

    Kurrajura

    SD70ACe/lc's 4321 & 4301 downhill at Kurrajura with a loaded train.
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    • Category: International Freight Trains
  2. Chichester Deviation Test Train

    Chichester Deviation Test Train

    SD70ACe 4324 (in BNSF paint) leads a CM40-8M, AC6000CW and another SD70ACe at the head of 120 ore cars on a train testing the ATP systems on the recently opened Chichester Deviation.
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  3. 10,000 GE Horses

    10,000 GE Horses

    AC6000CW 6072 plus a CM39-8M tucked in behind at full throttle up the 1.5% grade from Kurrajura with an empty headed to Yandi 2 mine.
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  4. Chichester Deviation

    Chichester Deviation

    SD70ACe 4324 (originally intended for BNSF) head a 330car train up the recently opened Chichester Deviation.
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  5. Chichester Deviation

    Chichester Deviation

    Two SD70ACe's on the Chichester Deviation between Cowra and Shaw
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  6. Hesta

    Hesta

    AC6000 6074 with a loaded heads north on the mainline at Hesta.
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  7. Hesta

    Hesta

    SD70ACe 4347 rolls through the loop at Hesta to meet with a loaded heading north.
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  8. Chichester Deviation

    Chichester Deviation

    On 7 April 2011, the Chichester Deviation on the BHPBilliton Iron Ore railroad in Western Australia opened for traffic. The new route has a ruling grade of 0.33% compared with 0.57% of the existing route. Normal operation will be empty traffic on the existing line with loaded trains on the new...
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    • Comments: 6
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  9. Hesta

    Hesta

    SD70ACe 4343 & CM40-8M 5637 up the grade from Hesta to Shaw in the Chichester Range, Western Australia
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  10. Kurrajura

    Kurrajura

    SD70ACe/lc 4315 and C40-8M 5647 lead an empty up the 1.5% near the M298 km peg between Kurrajura and Yandi.
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    • Category: International Freight Trains
  11. Kurrajura

    Kurrajura

    SD70ACe 4356 leads a loaded ore train down the 1.42% grade on the recently opened duplication between Kurrajura and Yandi Junction.
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    • Category: International Freight Trains
  12. Yandi Trackwork

    Yandi Trackwork

    5638 & 5659 top & tail a train of 7 Difco side dumpers of ballast at Yandi. Both loco's are GE CM40-8M, rebuilt from ALCo C636. To the right is a VAIA mobile flash butt weld machine.
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  13. BHPB 4350

    BHPB 4350

    SD70ACe 4350 leads an empty ore train up 1.14% grade through Kurrajura.
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  14. SD70ACe 4334

    SD70ACe 4334

    BHPBIO 4334 leads a loaded ore train off the recently commissioned double track onto the existing single track at Cowra South.
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    • Comments: 4
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  15. Another new BHPB horse

    Another new BHPB horse

    4371, off the ship between 2 - 4 September 2010, leads CM40-8M and SD70ACe/LC downgrade toward Yandi Junction
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  16. BHPBilliton 4364

    BHPBilliton 4364

    4364 is one of the latest batch of SD70ACe's to enter service with BHPB Irone Ore. Seen here at approximately the M303km, MAC Line.
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  17. Kurrajura

    Kurrajura

    CM40-8M 5643 and SD70ACe 4333 (ex BNSF 9191)full throttle downhill at the 299km after cresting the grade from Yandi to Kurrajura.
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  18. Hesta

    Hesta

    BHPBIO SD70ACe 4324 leads an CM40-8M up the Chichester Range in Western Australia
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    • Comments: 10
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  19. Hesta

    Hesta

    BHPBIO SD70ACe 4324 lead an CM40-8M up the Chichester Range in Western Australia
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: International Freight Trains
  20. BHPB Iron Ore

    BHPB Iron Ore

    SD70ACe 4320 leads an AC6000CW plus empty ore train through Yandi Junction and onto the MAC Line
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: International Freight Trains



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