There are upto 30 loaded coal trains per day on the Goonyella system. Nearly all are electrically-hauled.
Empty coal on the Goonyella system with 121 cars and two more locos mid-train.
3140/3263 slowly easing their 10,000 tonne train down the 2% grade at Black Mountain. This was the location of a runaway and derailment in 1994. See http://www.home.railscene.com/zanatta/blakmt94/... (more)