Blackwater System coals are shared between electric and diesel traction. With the latter, three class 4000s (one as a mid-train DPU) are used on 85-car trains.
Rebuilt from 3200-Class with AC traction motors and improved electronics. Three locos can do the work of five DC units.
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.
Could have stayed here all day...
A rare shot of coal empties on Rockhampton's street track. Actually this is an empty stock transfer from Gladstone to Abbot Point.
The sun is setting at one of Australia's top rail hotspots as a QRN coal train heads towards Newcastle.
QR National have recently started running inter-state freights in competition with Pacific National using a variety of acquired standard-gauge locomotives.
QR 2817 works hard to lift Freight Train #Y355 up the grade at Narangba on the Northern Line one clear afternoon.
QR 2808 smokes it up on the lead of Freight Train #345 departing Beerburrum on the North Coast Line after crossing the Tilt Train and a CityTrain.
QRN DELs 2611+2610+2604+2181D (PJ Goldston) is just comming into Binbee and has Green lights straight through to Pring with a loaded coal train bound for Abbot Point on QLDs coast line.
QRN DELs 2605+2366+2600+2177D are just leaving Birralee Loop with 9A19 loaded coal train bound for Abbot Point on the Queensland's coast line.
QRN DELs 2608+2606+2156D+2179D are just leaving the mainline at Collinsville and are now heading up the McNaughtons coal mine line.
2612/2602/2208D/2178D near the former loop location of Almoola.
2611/2610/2604/2181F working hard to lift their 6200 ton train up Briaba Bank.
