Railways in Australia; EMD's down under; Interstate freight 3MP9

[Landaux]

Is the 2nd car living quarters for the crew because of such long hauls? Whats with having it as the 2nd car, and having that tank container as the 1st?

[Rocketboy1950]

@Landaux The car is living quarters and the tank car is connected to the locomotives for in line fuel supply.

[emdiesel63]

For what reason this very long railway haven't been electrified?...In my opinion, it would be easier for the loco crew to work here if there should be an overhead wire. What's your opinion?...Anyway greetings from Sibiu, Romania to all EMD both engines & locos as well enthusiasts!

[Rocketboy1950]

@emdiesel63 Electrification requires a very high volume of traffic to justify the costs. There is just not enough trains here to support those very high costs. An additional issue is the number of rail operators using the track that would have to outlay huge sums for new locomotives.

[nickfrank1]

thats an ldp class isnt it?

[Rocketboy1950]

@nickfrank1 No its an SCT although at the end of the day they are all EMD GT46C ACe variants. Full details in Wiki.

[jernbanesider]

Masterful - beautifully photographed

[Rocketboy1950]

@jernbanesider Many thanks.

[Rocketboy1950]

@jernbanesider Many thanks

[PoathArchives]

Excellent movie!

[Skyhawk501]

go's to show yah that the newer locos have better power than older style even though they are the same but better technology. the SCT train did have 4 locos now has 2 its amazing

[pisica777]

wow excellent! i would love to live in a country where such long trains crossing around ;)

thank you for showing this!

[jkeelsnc]

@pisica777 Well, that would either be Australia, Canada, or the United States. :)

[sted904]

Love seeing the SCT trains. Some of the neatest gear around. Also love how it takes nearly 2 min to get the whole 1.8km train past!

[racarb]

that's such a great shot...love it.

[slypsi]

Awesome!