With the rising sun casting long shadows across the desert landscape, a loaded FMG iron ore train cruise north behind a C44-9W and an SD70ACe. The train is crossing the bridge over the dry bed of ... (more)
Looking down on the FMG Solomon Spur from high on a hillside, a pair of SD70ACe's lead westbound empties as they climb the grade from Avon, Western Australia and head towards the mines. From this ... (more)
With a Dash 9 and an SD70ACe leading the way, an FMG train of iron ore empties approaches Bow, Western Australia as it heads west on the Solomon Spur. As the train nears the Bow control point, it ... (more)
A pair of FMG SD70ACe's pull a loaded iron ore train into position at car dumper Number 2 in Port Hedland, Western Australia to begin unloading the the train. The power will cut away here and air ... (more)
Bringing up the rear of a loaded FMG iron ore train, a Dash 9 and AC44C6Mi shove hard as the train speeds over the bridge that carries the FMG Eliwana Line over the Rio Tinto TP Line near Possum, ... (more)
After a recrew and getting helpers attached to the rear, an FMG iron ore train with loads from the Christmas Creek Mine gets on the move north from Cloudbreak, Western Australia. The train is pass... (more)
With an SD70ACe-LCi and an AC44C6Mi leading, an empty FMG iron ore train heads towards the Eliwana Mine. The train is just west of the junction in Solomon, Western Australia and winds through a cu... (more)
With a quartet of locomotives on the head end and three shoving on the rear, a Fortescue Metals Group train loaded with iron ore makes its way towards the port. The train is soaring over one of th... (more)
A loaded FMG ore train departs from Solomon mine loadout bound for the dumpers at Port Hedland, Western Australia.
A loaded FMG ore rake crosses the BHP overpass heading for the dumpers at Port Hedland, Western Australia.
A pair of AC44C6Ms pull an empty ore train towards the Solomon mine approaching Bow siding.
Loaded FMG approaches the woodstock flyover with SD70ACe-P6 #730 in the lead.
A loaded FMG ore train passes the locomotive shop just a few kilometers before the dumpers.
FMG SD70ACe-P6 #730 approaches Nunna junction with a loaded train of iron ore bound for Port Hedland.
Fortescue Metals SD90 unit 904 sits in a testing yard in Perth, trucked south of its home base for testing and possible "green" technology conversion.