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Pacific National Queensland |
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PNQ PN-class unit PN006 runs a container train through downtown Brisbane on Australia Day. |
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1/26/2014 Upload Date: 1/26/2014 4:30:31 AM |
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Brisbane, QLD |
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PNQ PN006(UNKNOWN) |
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The Sunlander |
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The Sunlander, having unloaded its passengers at Brisbane's Roma St Station, is being pulled toward the coach yard in Bowen Hills. The train runs tri-weekly between Cairns and Brisbane Queensland on the 3'6" narrow gauge. The traditional consist is being replaced over 2014 by new Tilt Train service. |
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1/26/2014 Upload Date: 1/26/2014 4:28:43 AM |
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Brisbane, QLD |
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Aurizon 2495H |
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Aurizon 2495H, a Clyde-GM running through Brisbane. |
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1/26/2014 Upload Date: 2/5/2014 7:31:22 PM |
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Brisbane, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Aurizon through Brisbane |
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A northbound Aurizon container train runs through downtown Brisbane with a 2800-class Goninan-GE in the lead. It's a narrow gauge (3'6") locomotive built in 1995 with a 12 cylinder prime mover cranking out about 3100HP. The second unit still wears a Queensland Rail logo. |
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1/26/2014 Upload Date: 1/26/2014 4:29:33 AM |
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Brisbane, QLD |
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Eastbound coal at Rosewood |
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The standard pair of Clyde-EMDs run a loaded coal train towards Brisbane at 6:40AM on a Monday morning at Rosewood Queensland. The catenary is for suburban passenger trains; Rosewood, 58KM from the state capital, is as far west as the electric system goes. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 3:54:36 AM |
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Brisbane, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Westbound at Grantham |
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Two Aurizon coal train crews have swapped trains at Grantham, Queensland. The westbound ("Up") train continues to Toowoomba behind the standard pair of Clyde-EMDs. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 3:56:34 AM |
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Grantham, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Headed for Brisbane |
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A pair of Clyde-GMs run a loaded Aurizon coal train eastbound ("down") to Brisbane for export on a Monday morning. The lead unit (2360) still wears Queensland Rail markings on a "Bronco" paint scheme. The trailer (2315D) wears the newer "Pineapple" scheme but still says QR National. Most of their sister units have already received Aurizon patch markikngs. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 3:57:15 AM |
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Grantham, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Running Through Murphy's Creek |
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The very small town of Murphy's Creek is in the Toowoomba Range about 131KM from Brisbane and 797 feet (243M) higher since leaving the coast. From here the railroad starts up to 2% grades for roughly 17 miles before reaching the summit. Here an empty coal train behind a pair of Clyde-GMs in Aurizon's standard "Pineapple" scheme pass the town's water tank. They're on their way to Toowoomba and the coal fields beyond. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 3:57:55 AM |
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Murphys Creek, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Westbound at Spring Bluff |
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Spring Bluff Queensland sits in the middle of the Toowoomba Range and is a popular park now with well-kept gardens and a great place to watch trains. This is a westbound ("up") empty Aurizon coal train behind a pair of Clyde-GE 2300 class units as they work uphill on the way back to the coal mines located west of Toowoomba. It's actually in the siding, where it will meet a downhill counterpart. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:00:19 AM |
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Spring Bluff, QLD |
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Approaching Toowoomba |
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A loaded Aurizon coal train approaches Toowoomba Queensland on the narrow gauge. The export terminal at Brisbane is roughly 100 miles away, but the train will have to negotiate the Toowoomba Range enroute. The lead unit still wears the old Queensland Rail "Eagle" scheme; the trailer is in the current "Pineapple" colors. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:02:20 AM |
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Toowoomba, QLD |
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The Line Ends Here |
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Oakey, Queensland- and the start of what used to be the branch to Cecil Plains on the QR narrow gauge. The 31 KM (19 mile) route was abandoned in 1993. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:03:41 AM |
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Oakey, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Entering Oakey |
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A loaded Aurizon coal train enters Oakey Queensland on the narrow gauge on a Monday morning. The two 2250HP Clyde-GM units are normal; the 95ton locomotives being the heaviest allowed west of Toowoomba; trains are only about 36 cars long. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:04:48 AM |
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Oakey, QLD |
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Take Siding- Oakey |
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Details of the QR narrow gauge. Although the line is only 3'6" wide, it's still welded rail and the dispatcher has directed the next train into siding at Oakey, as the sign to the right indicates. It swivels to indicate the path the train will take. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:05:53 AM |
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Oakey, QLD |
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10:30 At Kingsthorpe |
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This is pretty much the standard image of an Aurizon coal train in central Queensland- two 2300-class Clyde-GMs and about 36 cars, all headed for Brisbane where the carbon will be put on a ship for export. This shot is at Kingsthorpe. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:06:54 AM |
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Kingsthorpe, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Around the Curve at Toowoomba |
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The standard pair of 2300-class Clyde-GMs bring an empty coal train around the curve at Toowoomba on a Monday afternoon. Trains make a 180 degree turn here as they work their way through the city. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:07:56 AM |
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Toowoomba, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Willowburn Terminal |
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Aurizon/Queensland Rail's engine facility at Toowoomba. The tracks are full of Clyde-GMs that power the vast amount of coal that runs through here. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:08:52 AM |
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Toowoomba, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Crossing the Toowoomba Range |
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A loaded Aurizon coal train cruises through Rangeview QLD, the first siding east of Toowoomba on the 3'6" narrow gauge. The line's 2008' summit is about 1.2 miles behind. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:11:11 AM |
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Rangeview, QLD |
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Loaded Coal Headed Downhill |
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An Aurizon coal train comes down the 2% grade at KP151 on the Toowoomba Range in Queensland. This is coal headed for export out of a port near Brisbane. Two Clyde-GM 2300-class units are good for about 36 cars on this narrow gauge line. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:12:03 AM |
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Rangeview, QLD |
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The Park at Spring Bluff |
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A loaded Aurizon coal train runs past the gardens and trails at Spring Bluff QLD, coming downhill from the crest of the Toowoomba Range. The park at Spring Bluff is a popular location with familys; the light in the foreground warns the many visitors of approaching trains. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:13:01 AM |
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Spring Bluff, QLD |
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Clyde-GM approaching Lockyer |
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Aurizon 2300-class unit 2389 leads a loaded coal train near Lockyer, QLD. The narrow gauge unit has a turbocharged 12-645 that cranks out 2250HP. It still wears the older QR "Bronco" scheme. |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:13:50 AM |
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Lockyer, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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Trestles in Queensland |
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The Queensland Rail narrow gauge still features a lot of fascinating trestles as part of its track structure. This shot, at Toowoomba, shows the mainline running in the foreground and the line coming out from the Willowburn yard crssing a spindly looking trestle. All the shot lacks is a train..... |
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1/27/2014 Upload Date: 1/27/2014 4:15:04 AM |
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Toowoomba, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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The Perils of Google Earth |
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Prior to my latest trip to Brisbane I used Google Earth to find new photo locations. The rail bridge over the Brisbane River looked like a really nice location, except that, on arrival, it was obvious that the bridge structure obscurred the lower third of the train. This is the result- an EMU headed out of town during the afternoon commuter rush. (the bridge is pretty though!) |
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3/5/2014 Upload Date: 3/7/2014 4:22:28 AM |
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Brisbane, QLD |
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Rick Morgan |
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