Taking to a gut feeling that the weather would break after a rainy afternoon, a drive to head off one of the Southern Shorthaul Railroad's Centennial Coal Airly Mine trains was in the cards. Arriving at the first location south of this photo, the sun did indeed arrive simultaneously with the train and we were treated to a rainbow as well (photo later). After that it was an attempt to see if we could get the sun to strike twice in 10 miles and our arrival at Ben Bullen, New South Wales, Australia, proved to be another timed with sunshine! The trio of SSR CEY-class locomotives in their attractive green and yellow scheme are seen climbing to the top of the mountain with the empty hopper train that is bound for loading at the Airly Mine several miles north of this location. The place name Ben Bullen is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "high, quiet place", for which it is until the silence is broken by the 13,200 horsepower roar of the UGL/GE locomotives.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
