The Hamersley & Robe River railway, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, and operated by its subsidiary Pilbara Iron, is a private rail network in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for the purpose of ca
Iron ore train leaving the Brockman 4 mine in June 2012
GE Transportation Dash 9-44CW 9435 in August 2013
Iron ore train leaving the Brockman 4 mine in April 2011
A retired Hamersley Iron Alco C-628 locomotive at 7 Mile Yard, Dampier in July 2003
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The heavy-haul railways in the Pilbara are a series of company-owned railways in the Pilbara region in the north-west of the state of Western Australia. Their routes total 2782 kilometres.
Hamersley & Robe River railway line
…Western Australia Termini Mesa J, Brockman, Paraburdoo, West Angelas, Hope Downs, Yandi mines Dampier, Cape Lambert Service Type Heavy rail System Pilbara Operator Rio Tinto Depot(s) Tom Price Cape Lambert Dampier History Opened 1 July 1966 Technical Line length 1,700 km (1,056 mi) Track gauge 1,435 mm…
BHP EMD SD70ACes in April 2012
Rio Tinto GE ES44DCi at Brockman 4 mine in June 2012
Fortescue Metals Group GE Dash 9-44CWs in May 2008