Massive Rio Tinto Iron Ore Trains with over 200 wagons

Just over 3 years ago I visited the Pilbara to capture some of the biggest Iron Ore Trains in the world. During my time in the Pilbara, I managed to capture a few Rio Tinto empty & loaded Iron Ore Trains. In this video Ill be showing a few of the Ore Trains I captured back in 2015 but didn't upload.
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[@sbrunner69]

A giant steel snake filled with the very earth it treads upon, in the most picturesque environment. Humans are amazing.

[@TheMetGuy]

Neat to have flashing ditchlights, the horn sounds great

[@CarlosGonzalez-kt5be]

I Love the VIDEO ....
SALUDOS : from new York....

[@pjaygeorge8016]

Oh and now they are driverless/autonomous, controlled with X-box consoles from Perth, 1000km away!

[@TheMetGuy]

I really like those GEVOs, I love the chugging sound from them

[@nedstanley823]

Those are dash 9s

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

nice video bro

[@celestinofaginas1281]

Cool video of the ore trains

[@charliepearson1174]

Great video M&S

[@CarlosGonzalez-kt5be]

Excuse me !!..American locomoto ?.
GOO Australia.... in GOO America....

[@sector5514]

What American locomotives and freight cars out here in Australia that's unbelievable

[@trailwayt9H337]

Thankyou Bro
Thankyou for your greate efforts for giving these amazing and very enjoyfull views. Carry on your appreciable job. God bless to you and your this good job

[@MS_Trains]

Thanks, mate! Enjoy your day.
Matt - M&S Trains

[@WestAussieTrainz]

Legendary video great quality video

[@nathanroberts355]

I been on these iron ore trains from mt tom price w.a to dampier w.a Australia in late 1980.s

[@KNR6292]

What surprises me is how they're this long, with no distributed power in the middle or at the tail.

[@davidrayner9832]

They are not the longest or heaviest trains in the world, but they are the heaviest 'head-end-power-only' trains in the world.

[@pjaygeorge8016]

I was a 23 yrold pommie field engr on the 180ml Dampier (King Bay) to Mt Tom Price (Hamersley Iron) railroad in 1965 to when it opened on July1, 1966. Then only 3 locos 2000, 2001, 2002, one train per day in each direction. Single track most of the way then. Jarra wood sleepers from SW Australia, later replaced w/concrete sleepers. During a cyclone, the normally dry Fortescue River flooded through the then-new 12ft dia culverts (not shown in this particular video) and washed them downstream by more than half a mile. Bit embarrassing for the MKMM contractors. Earlier videos show 3 diesels at the front, 2 in the middle and 2 at the back. Are the newer locos more powerful or what? Anyone know? Still get a visceral thrill from the LF throb of those GE locos as they pass.

[@texaswestern70mac]

yes the new locomotive are ac traction and have oversized traction motors for 4500hp. our GE plant here in ft. worth texas is building 20 brand new ones to send down there. they are finishing the final ones this week or next. they will be 9129 thru 9149

[@nathanroberts355]

I seen massive iron ore trains in port hedland w.a Australia long as 9kms long with four sets and 800 wagons

[@chopperking1122]

the longest heaviest train ever run there was 7.3 Ks long with 680 wagons

[@davidrayner9832]

The empty at 4.30 has the blue lights on the cab roof and you can clearly see there is no one in the cab.

[@davidrayner9832]

To see how an autonomous train is set up. check out czcams.com/video/BDbfDUqPm8E/video.html

[@chopperking1122]

there had to be someone in it , driverless trains were introduced in 2019 , and these videos were recorded in 2015

[@davidrayner9832]

@@chopperking1122 Take another look. Can you see anyone in the cab? It's possible there was a driver onboard who'd ducked down into the toilet for a leak right at that moment during what was known as the 'attended' phase of RoboTrain but the blue lights are on so the train is driving itself. Driverless trains have been running around in the testing phase since 2017 or maybe even 2016 and went full on in September 2018. I came back from an overnight job to Tom Price on my last shift before going on holidays in late August 2018 and when I got back a few weeks later, running from the coast to Tom Price and beyond was a thing of the past.

[@Frankiegish]

Blue lights means autonomous no driver.

[@hcrun]

After you captured them, did you release them or take them home?

[@nathanroberts355]

I grew up in mining town of tom price and Paraburdoo and Wittenoom gorge township and last one was 15yrs ago in Port Hedland

[@henrywilliamgallopedraza4731]

!!uff!!...115, 1125,..

[@volodymyrrhapon5666]

269 ore cars.😮

[@railfans-psi]

236 Coal Wagon, Sir

[@HazptMedia]

They look American

[@MS_Trains]

They're American locomotives!
Matt - M&S Trains

[@HazptMedia]

@@MS_Trains makes sense!