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Climbing Razorback Bank |
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Two CFLC (Chicago Freight Car Leasing) units, EL54 and EL60, drag a grain train eastbound up Razorback Bank near Cullerin NSW. The train is working hard as it approaches the highest elevation (about 730M) on the Main South Line. The 14 EL-class units built in Australia by Goninan from 1990 with 12-cylinder GE prime movers. |
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2/23/2011 Upload Date: 2/23/2011 4:58:05 AM |
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Cullerin, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Eucalyptis and Sheep |
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A pair of CFLC EL-class units drag a grain train eastbound through the New South Wales bush and towards Sydney on a Wednesday afternoon. |
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2/23/2011 Upload Date: 2/23/2011 4:57:28 AM |
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Cullerin, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Pacific National Boxcabs In the Australian Bush |
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Two Pacific National 81-class units enter Gunning, New South Wales with a westbound train of empty grain wagons. 84 of the 81-class were built in the early-1980s by Clyde-GM with 16-645 engines rated at 3300HP. This train is operating on the standard gauge Main South Line which runs from Sydney to Albury NSW and Melbourne. |
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2/23/2011 Upload Date: 2/23/2011 4:56:51 AM |
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Gunning, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 8125(JT26C-2SS) PNA 8163(JT26C-2SS) |
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Pulling Out of Gunning |
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The afternoon XPT train out of Melbourne for Sydney pulls out of Gunning NSW (population 485) after dropping a single passenger. |
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2/23/2011 Upload Date: 2/23/2011 4:56:23 AM |
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Gunning, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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El Zorro! |
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Australia offers an incredible array of operators, locomotive models and paint schemes. G-class G532 (Clyde-GM 1988, 3300HP) is marked for El Zorro, one of many Australian rail companies. It's trailed by CFLC VL-class VL352 (Clyde-GM 2006, 3300HP) while hauling 40 empty grain cars downgrade into Gunning NSW. |
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2/23/2011 Upload Date: 2/23/2011 4:55:41 AM |
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Gunning, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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ELZ G532(JT26C-2SS) |
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XPT On Razorback Bank |
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An eastbound XPT train winds through the hills west of Goulburn NSW as it makes it way to Sydney on a gorgeous summer day. CountryLink offers twice-daily, ten-hour service on the roughly 600 mile line between Australia's two largest cities. The XPT is based on a British-design, with 2000HP locomotives on each end. |
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2/23/2011 Upload Date: 2/23/2011 4:54:30 AM |
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Cullerin, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Empty Grain Headed West in NSW |
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An empty grain train climbs a grade as it heads west through Binalong NSW behind two units. Two water spouts left over from the steam era remain along the tracks. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 2/4/2012 7:35:20 PM |
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Binalong, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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| Title: |
Running Through Cunningar |
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Two units bring an empty grain train through Cunningar NSW in mid-July. G-class G535 is followed by VL352. This train is bound for Junee, in the heart of the New South Wales grain-growing region. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/20/2011 5:09:53 AM |
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Cunningar, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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SCT G535(JT26C-2SS) |
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GE/ALCO/EMD Power Climbing Morrison's Hill |
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An "Up" train is headed east out of Cootamundra while it works 17KM (10.5 miles) of roughly 1.3% grade to Morrison's Hill. The wide variety of power found in Australia is demonstrated in this picture; up front is GL-class unit GL-106, which was built as a 442-class with an Alco prime mover and subsequently re-built with a 3000HP GE engine. The second unit is 869, a 40+ year-old Goodwin/Alco DL-531, (South Australia RY 830-class) a roughly 1000HP unit still earning its keep. Last is an RL-class unit, built in 2005 with a 3500HP EMD 645 power plant. GL-106 is painted for lessor CFCL-A while the two trailers are in Coote Industrial green and yellow. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 4:12:40 AM |
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Jindalee, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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RL-class RL-305 at Jindalee |
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RL-class RL-305 runs eastbound through Jindalee NSW. The ten units of this class were built from 2005; they have EMD 16-645 power plants rated at 3800HP. This one is painted for Coote Industrial. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/20/2011 5:10:37 AM |
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Jindalee, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Westbound Empty Grain in NSW |
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Two units, a G-class (G535) and VL-class VL352 run an empty grain train to Junee in July 2011. This may be an El Zorro operation, but it's hard to tell with the leased units. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 4:13:07 AM |
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Jindalee, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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SCT G535(JT26C-2SS) |
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| Title: |
Goodwin/Alco DL-531 |
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The Goodwin/Alco DL-531 is one of Australia's most important locomotive designs, having been built in large numbers (210) and proving useful for a multitude of duties. Most were built for New South Wales RY in the 48-class; a smaller number went to South Australia RY, where they were the 830-class. Built from 1959 to 1970, they carry a 6-251 engine rated at 950HP for traction. 833, shown here, was built for the SA Ry and is now stored in poor shape off the Cootamundra turntable. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 4:13:32 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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ANR 833(DL-531) |
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PNR 81-class units at Coota |
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Cootamundra New South Wales sits in the middle of the state's most productive wheat growing region. It's yard is usually full of power, particularly when grain is moving. Here two Pacific National grain trains sit in the town's yard awaiting movement south. The 81-class is similar mechanically to an American SD40-2 with a 3000HP EMD 645 engine inside. They're fairly common in New South Wales, with 84 being built. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 4:13:59 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 8128(JT26C-2SS) |
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Aussie Classic |
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833 is a Goodwin/Alco DL-531, and is shown derelict by the turntable at Cootamundra. It's a South Australia 830-class unit, which is largely identical to the NSW RY's 48-class, one of which sits in the background. Originally configured for SA's wide gauge, it's since been modified for NSW's standard gauge. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 4:14:26 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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ANR 833(DL-531) |
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Sleeper Train |
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A pair of Pacific National 81-class units run a train of concrete sleepers (ties) eastbound. The train has just completed running the Bethungra Spiral and will soon be in Cootamundra. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 5:25:52 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 8166(JT26C-2SS) |
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XPT at The Rock |
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The morning train out of Melbourne makes its stop at The Rock, NSW. The six-car train has a power unit at each end. The large stone mount that gives the town its name is just off camera to the right. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 5:26:17 AM |
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The Rock, NSW |
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Country Link XPT 2018 |
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Country Link XPT 2018 at The Rock, NSW, while leading the day train from Melbourne to Sydney. The English-designed locomotive carries a single 2000HP engine; each train has two units, one on each end. 19 were built in Australia from 1981 to 1992. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 5:27:12 AM |
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The Rock, NSW |
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Station Stop, Junee |
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The daily Sydney to Melbourne XPT makes its stop at Junee. |
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7/16/2011 Upload Date: 7/16/2011 5:27:34 AM |
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Junee, NSW |
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Grong Grong |
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I put this up only because I love the name. Grong Grong is a small town of about 550 people on a branch west of Junee. The name is supposedly Aboriginal for "bad place to camp". |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:20:12 AM |
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Grong Grong, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Elevator Unit: Narrandera |
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The Manildra Group ("The Gem of the West") operates a number of grain elevators in New South Wales with at least nine units to work them. At their Narrandera location they use this 73-class GH700V locomotive for power. 50 of the 73-class diesel-hydraulics were built by Walkers for NSW RY from 1970. Rated at 650HP with a Caterpillar engine, they were retired from railroad service from 1987, although quite a few went to industrial use, like this one. |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:20:46 AM |
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Narrandera, NSW |
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Out of Service in the Aussie Bush |
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A lonely semiphore guards the unused tracks Whitton, NSW. Not only is the grade crossing paved over and a tree has grown over the tracks, but a wire fence crosses the line as well. This is part of what was once the now-closed Hay Branch, which ran about 150km from Yanco. This view looks to the east. |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:24:43 AM |
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Whitton, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Working Grain at Temora |
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Two Pacific National trains are shown at a grain elevator at Temora, NSW. 81-class units dominate here. Mechanically similar to SD40-2s, 8136/8183 are working grain wagons while 8153 sits awaiting a crew to take it back to Cootamundra. |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:31:52 AM |
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Temora, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 8153(JT26C-2SS) |
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X-Class Locomotive |
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X-class locomotive X-45 sits with a grain train at Temora NSW on an overcast winter day. Delivered by Clyde/GM in 1975, it has an 1810 HP 567 engine inside it. This one still wears the obsolete Freight Australia colors. |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:32:26 AM |
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Temora, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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FRT AUS(G16) |
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PNR 81-Class Units |
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A pair of Pacific National 81-class units are shown at a grain elevator at Temora, New South Wales on a cloudy day in July, 2011. 8136 is actually working; 8153 awaits a crew. |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:33:01 AM |
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Temora, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 8136(JT26C-2SS) PNA 8153(JT26C-2SS) |
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Abandoned Tower |
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This is the tower (a "Signal Box" in Australian) at Demondrille, NSW, a point where a secondary line to Blaney comes off the Sydney to Melbourne "Main South" route, and although the approach signal is still lighted (the one to the left here), the branch is covered with weeds at this point and may be abandoned. |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:27:34 AM |
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Demondrille, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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| Title: |
Last of the Breed |
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Pacific National 48-class unit 48165 works the grain elevator at Cunningar on a cloudy Sunday in July. Powered by a turbocharged Alco 6-251 it was the last of its type delivered to NSW RY by Goodwin, in September 1970 and still earns its keep working branches and locals in the Australian Bush. |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:33:39 AM |
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Cunningar, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 48165(DL-531) |
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| Title: |
PNA DL531 48162 |
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Pacific National 48-class 48162 was one of five rebuilt in 2010 and given a modified paint job with a lot more yellow on the nose as well as the road name replacing the familiar large numbers on the hood. |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 12/23/2012 9:11:01 AM |
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Cunningar, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 48162(DL-531) |
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Working the Elevator at Cunningar |
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Pacific National 48-class unit 48165 loads grain at the elevator at Cunnigar, NSW under darkening skies. This Goodwin/Alco was the last of 165 built in Australia from 1959 through 1970. (it's probably just as well it was cloudy- this would've been right into the afternoon sun if it had been out!) |
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7/17/2011 Upload Date: 7/17/2011 4:34:08 AM |
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Cunningar, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 48165(DL-531) |
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Xplorer DMU |
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A three-car Xplorer diesel mechanical unit has just left the station at Bungendore NSW on its way from Canberra to Sydney. Country Link operates 23 Xplorer cars in 2 to 5 car sets on routes from Sydney to various locations across New South Wales. Each car has a 472HP Cummins diesel for power. |
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11/23/2011 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 3:55:14 AM |
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Bungendore, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Accelerating at Lake Bathhurst |
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A Country Link 3-car Xplorer DMU set out of Canberra accelerates at Lake Bathurst. In about 24KM the train will come off the branch and enter the Main South line for Sydney. Max speed for DMUs at this point is a sprightly 140KPH, or about 87MPH. |
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11/23/2011 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 3:55:47 AM |
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Lake Bathurst, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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The Yard at Crisp's Creek |
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The line from Goulburn to Australia's capital city of Canberra sees only one regular freight train a day, that being the weekday garbage operation out of Sydney for the small facility at Crisp's Creek, which is not quite one-third of the way down the branch. Here three Pacific National units sit while waiting for a roughly 4:30 departure to return to Sydney. AN6 and 8179 are EMD powered; 80-class no.8050 has an Alco 251 engine and Japanese electricals. |
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11/23/2011 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 3:56:13 AM |
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Crisp's Creek, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA AN6(AT46C) |
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XPT at Goulburn |
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The daily "up" XPT passenger train between Melbourne and Sydney runs under the Hume Highway at Goulburn only a few minutes after its 5:09 timetable arrival. It left Melbourne at 8:30 AM and is scheduled to arrive Australia's largest city at 7:54. |
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11/23/2011 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 3:56:43 AM |
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Goulburn, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Aussie Power |
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The driver (engineer) of an 'up' (northbound) freight is seen here in the cab of Pacific National AN-class AN6 as it runs through Goulburn, NSW. The AN class numbers 11 and were built by Clyde in 1992 with EMD 16-710 prime movers rated at about 4100 HP. |
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11/23/2011 Upload Date: 11/23/2011 3:57:42 AM |
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Goulburn, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA AN6(AT46C) |
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Trash Train at Tarago |
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After having waited for the afternoon DMU hor Canberra to pass by, the empty Crisp's Creek to Sydney trash train rolls by the depot at Tarago on the Canberra branch. The semaphore to the left doesn't hbve much longer to go as its replacement stands next to it, all but ready to take over. |
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11/23/2011 Upload Date: 11/29/2011 3:41:58 AM |
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Tarago, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA AN6(AT46C) |
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Frampton Comes Aliv\ |
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After spending the better part of a Saturday in the Aussie Bush following the Main South line in New South Wales the only three trains that were seen moving were the trio of scheduled passenger runs. This is the "Down" Sydney to Melbourne XPT at Frampton, as it nears the Bethungra Spiral. Next stop is Junee. |
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11/26/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 4:52:09 AM |
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Frampton, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Shunting Grain Wagons at Coota |
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Pacific National 81-class 8132 works the grain elevator on the north side of Cootamundra. The 81-class is very similar to the QD40-2, with a 3000 HP EMD 16-645 in it. |
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11/26/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 4:53:07 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 8132(JT26C-2SS) |
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XPT Arriving Coota |
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The "up" Melbourne to Sydney XPT pulls into Cootamundra, passing seven Pacific National 81-class units in their engine area. |
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11/26/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 4:54:32 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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XPT at"Cootamundra |
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The daily Melbourne to Sydney XPT stops at the Cootamundra station. It's six hours out of Melbourne; Sydney is still five hours ahead. |
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11/26/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 4:54:55 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Alco Sandwich at Coota |
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Cootamundra is in the middle of Australia's grain basket. Pacific National operates a yard and engine facility at the town; here a pair of 81-class Clyde/EMDs sit with a pair of 900HP Alco 48-class branchline units. |
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11/26/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 4:55:23 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 8151(JT26C-2SS) |
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PNA 81-Class 8151 |
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Pacific National 81-class 8151; 3000HP Clyde/GM, 1984. In effect a double-ended, boxcab Aussie version of the SD40-2; the 81-class dominates PNR's grain operations in central NSW. Note that this body style does not allow movement between coupled units. |
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11/26/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 4:56:40 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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PNA 8151(JT26C-2SS) |
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Grain Corp GPU2 |
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A 1964-build Goodwin/Alco, originally NSW RY 4864; a 900HP branchline unit delivered in 1964. Alco model DL-531. The GPU classififation denotes its use as a trailing unit only. |
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11/26/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 4:57:42 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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GC GPU2(DL-531) |
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True Blue Aussie Alco: Pacific National 48-Class 4898 |
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The 48-class locomotive is considered one of the most important diesels in Australian rail history. Goodwin/Alco built 165 of the type from 1959 to 1970 for New South Wales RR and 45 of the virtually identical 830-class for South Australian RR. The type worked in all varieties of service, but are best known for their work on grain branchlines, where they replaced steam. Roughly 80 of both class remain in service and a small number are being rebuilt in places like Junee for continued duty. PNR 4898, former NSWR 4898, Goodwin/Alco 1966. 900HP Alco model DL-531. |
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11/26/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 4:58:07 AM |
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Cootamundra, NSW |
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PNA 4898(DL-531) |
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Downhill into Gunning |
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The daily Sydney to Melbourne XPT snakes through#an S-curve as it drops away from the photographer and towards Gunning NSW. |
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11/27/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 11:25:57 PM |
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Gunning, NSW |
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The plains of New South Wales |
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The Sunday-only Griffith to Sydney Xplorer DMU runs up the 1.3% grade near Cullerin NSW; the view is a good representation of the bush out here-with fields full of sheep, cattle and the occasional kangaroo bounding by. |
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11/27/2011 Upload Date: 11/26/2011 11:26:23 PM |
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Fish River, NSW |
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DMU at Tarago |
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The afternson Sydney to Canberra Country Link Xplorer DMU accelerates out of Tarago on the Canberra line. The nicely kept passenger station in the background is typical for New South Wafes. That's the unused freight station to the right. Tarago is at KP262.5 of the line; Canberra is at 329. |
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11/29/2011 Upload Date: 11/29/2011 3:41:36 AM |
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Tarago, NSW |
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Pacific National AN-Class AN6 |
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Pacific National AN-class AN6 in full 'stars' scheme at the head end of$the empty trash train headed back for Sydney. The 11 AN-class units were built by Clyde in 1992 for Australian National RY; they carry EMD 16-710 power plants rated it 4060HP. For several years they were the most powerful locomotives in Autralia. |
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11/29/2011 Upload Date: 11/29/2011 3:42:20 AM |
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Tarago, NSW |
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PNA AN6(AT46C) |
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Alco-Powered Boxcab Down Under |
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PNR 8050 is the last of 50 80-class units built by COMENG betwren 1978 and 1983. They carry Alco 12-251 engines rated at 2000HP and are equipped with Mitsubishi electricals. Only 18 survive in service in 2011. This one didn't look kr sound like it was operating . |
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11/29/2011 Upload Date: 11/29/2011 3:43:14 AM |
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Tarago, NSW |
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Rick Morgan |
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Sydney Bridge |
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Harsh lighting illuminates a northbound Hornsby-bound suburban train as it comes off Sydney Bridge late on a December afternoon. The train is slowing for Milson's Point station. The iconic structure carries two electrified standard gauge tracks as well as eight lanes of auto traffic. |
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12/3/2011 Upload Date: 12/3/2011 2:39:20 AM |
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Sydney, NSW |
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XPTs at Central Station |
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A pair of XPTs sit at Sydney's Central Station prior to departure on a Sunday morning. One will be headed to Dubbo, the other to Casino. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 4:53:20 AM |
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Sydney, NSW |
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Helga |
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Among Australia's oddest locomotives is a group of former Danish State RR MZ-class units. 16 of the early-70s units were brought into the country in 2007-08 and are operated by the Independent Railways of Australia. 14 survive and work in New South Wales where railfans have taken to calling them "Helgas". Not so odd are their internals, which are very similar to EMD's SD45; with 20-cylinder 3600HP 645 power plants. 1434 is shown here sitting by the depot at Goulburn. |
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12/4/2011 Upload Date: 12/4/2011 4:54:01 AM |
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Goulburn, NSW |
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