GE C44-9W 7090 with ES44 DCi 8133 and a further -9 9428 are seen on a loaded iron ore train at Pelican on 7 July 2009.
GE C44-9W 7076 with ES44 DCi 8107 and a further -9 7069 are seen on a loaded iron ore train at Rosella on 7 July 2009.
GE C44-9W 7090 with ES44 DCi 8133 and a further -9 9428 are seen on a loaded iron ore train at Possum on 7 July 2009.
Dash 9's with a load of around 240 cars are about to block the highway for a few minutes as they pass at low speed
Class leader 8100 heads up another 220 car ore train as it passes through the red earth of outback north western Australia on its way to the port.
Two Rio Tinto gevos take to the test track at the GE plant in Erie to get to the required 100 miles before they are released for export.
These Rio Tinto locomotives have the tiger stripes on their sides as they test into the setting sunlight.
Rio Tinto locomotives take a spin out on the test track. These almost look like ac6000's but they have a bigger rad cab for the intensive heat in the outback.