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SD70ACe/lc's 4321 & 4301 downhill at Kurrajura with a loaded train.
kiwirailengineer
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May 25, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
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.
kiwirailengineer
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May 25, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
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.
kiwirailengineer
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May 25, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
SD70ACe 4324 (originally intended for BNSF) head a 330car train up the recently opened Chichester Deviation.
kiwirailengineer
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Apr 16, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
Two SD70ACe's on the Chichester Deviation between Cowra and Shaw
kiwirailengineer
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Apr 11, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
AC6000 6074 with a loaded heads north on the mainline at Hesta.
kiwirailengineer
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Apr 9, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
SD70ACe 4347 rolls through the loop at Hesta to meet with a loaded heading north.
kiwirailengineer
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Apr 9, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
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...
kiwirailengineer
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Apr 7, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
SD70ACe 4343 & CM40-8M 5637 up the grade from Hesta to Shaw in the Chichester Range, Western Australia
kiwirailengineer
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Mar 13, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
SD70ACe/lc 4315 and C40-8M 5647 lead an empty up the 1.5% near the M298 km peg between Kurrajura and Yandi.
kiwirailengineer
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Feb 23, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
SD70ACe 4356 leads a loaded ore train down the 1.42% grade on the recently opened duplication between Kurrajura and Yandi Junction.
kiwirailengineer
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Feb 22, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
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.
kiwirailengineer
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Jan 27, 2011
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
SD70ACe 4350 leads an empty ore train up 1.14% grade through Kurrajura.
kiwirailengineer
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Dec 16, 2010
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
BHPBIO 4334 leads a loaded ore train off the recently commissioned double track onto the existing single track at Cowra South.
kiwirailengineer
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Dec 15, 2010
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
4371, off the ship between 2 - 4 September 2010, leads CM40-8M and SD70ACe/LC downgrade toward Yandi Junction
kiwirailengineer
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Oct 15, 2010
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
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.
kiwirailengineer
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Oct 13, 2010
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
CM40-8M 5643 and SD70ACe 4333 (ex BNSF 9191)full throttle downhill at the 299km after cresting the grade from Yandi to Kurrajura.
kiwirailengineer
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Oct 10, 2010
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
BHPBIO SD70ACe 4324 leads an CM40-8M up the Chichester Range in Western Australia
kiwirailengineer
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Sep 18, 2010
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
BHPBIO SD70ACe 4324 lead an CM40-8M up the Chichester Range in Western Australia
kiwirailengineer
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Sep 18, 2010
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
SD70ACe 4320 leads an AC6000CW plus empty ore train through Yandi Junction and onto the MAC Line
kiwirailengineer
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Sep 3, 2010
bhpb
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Category: International Freight Trains
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