Running along the shores of the Indian Ocean, a pair of BHP iron ore trains make their way through the car dumpers at Finucane, Western Australia into stockpiles and waiting ships. BHP operates 5 ... (more)

A pair of SD70ACe/LCi's lead an empty BHP train rolls through the rock cut south of Garden, Western Australia as it heads towards the mines for loading. Running 2x2 with distributed power, the mid... (more)

With loading completed, a pair of SD70ACe's roll through the tunnel under the mine access road with their train of iron ore from the Yandi 2 Mine in Western Australia. The train will pull up to th... (more)

With four SD70ACe/LCi's running 2x2 on a train of iron ore loads from the Yandi 2 mine, the BHP Billiton Iron Ore train rolls through a cut as it rounds the bend approaching Kurrajura, Western Aus... (more)

A partial train of two SD70ACe-LCi locomotives and 135 loaded iron ore cars waits for the dumper to clear out at Finucane Island. The Roy Hill conveyor can been seen in the background which transp... (more)

A loaded iron ore train runs northbound near Shaw.

BHP Billiton is the largest of 3 railways that bring iron ore into to Port Hedland. Once dumped, the ore is conveyed to the stockpiles and then loaded onto ships that carry it to steel manufacturi... (more)

BHP 4338 and 4406 lead an iron ore train near Shaw.

A BHP train from Mt Whaleback powers away from Jimblebar Junction north of Newman with another load for Port Hedland, headed by 4419 & 4336 with help mid train by 4380 & 4329.

The scenic section of track around Redmont is well worth spending plenty of time at. On 15 September 2020, 4399 & 4360 pull another rake of empties through the cutting south of Redmont with mid tr... (more)

A very late running BHP fuel train approaching Mt Whaleback is double headed by 4427 and 4468 on the morning of Friday 18 September 2020 as the first rays of sun light up the skies. All the Pilbar... (more)

The branchline to the BHP Yandi mines is quite picturesque as shown at Kurrajura on a sunny afternoon. SD70ACe locos 4480 & 4379 combine to haul an empty ore from Port Hedland with help from two o... (more)

One of the more unusual operations in the Pilbara is BHP's "satellite trains" which load at two mines close to Newman - "Ore Body 24" and "Ore Body 18". Trains are 1... (more)

2 SD70ACe locomotives arrive at Mt Newman with a loaded diesel fuel train. All minesites in the Pilbara have fuels delievered via rail from the port cities. But these can be problematic to photo... (more)

2 SD70ACe mid train DPUs shove a loaded train north through Yandi Junction in glint light.