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)
In final light, a loaded iron ore train comes off the Yandi line. In a few kilometres, it will pass through Yandi Junction and head north to Port Hedland for unloading.