Australian iron ore trains are the ‘Mad Max’ of railroading. Jim Ward takes us through his 50 years of working for a variety of Australian and New Zealand railways, his favorite types of locomotives, and the longest train in the world!
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Photos courtesy of Jim Ward.
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What is the longest train you’ve ever seen? Let me know and I will respond to your comments in our next episode.
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the longest train I ever seen was a North Shore Local taking a train of Hopper cars to be Interchanged with the WNY&P in Driftwood Pa