BHP orders four battery-electric locomotives for WAIO rail …

17 January 2022. BHP will purchase four battery-electric locomotives and conduct trials at its Western Australia Iron Ore rail network, as part of the company's ongoing efforts to …

How to Ride the Iron Ore Train in Mauritania

Brendan Van Son · August 4, 2012. Travel Photography Blog. Riding the Iron Ore train from Nouadhibou to Choum, Mauritania was one of the top travel experiences I have ever had. The journey from the coast into the heart of the Mauritania Sahara is as much of an adventure as one could possible have, and will certainly leave you full of stories ...

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Big iron ore's long-term strategies diverging in the face of …

A final investment decision on the project is expected in 2024. Rio states: "Simandou will deliver a significant new source of high-grade iron ore that will strengthen Rio Tinto's portfolio for the decarbonisation of the steel industry.". First production from the mine is planned in 2025, with output ramping up over 30 months to reach 60 ...

Iron Ore Rail Cars (Trains): Capacity, Length, Photos

The iron-built, two-axle cars were 8 feet 8 inches long by 8 feet wide and could haul 8 tons of gold or silver ore. Naturally, as the iron ore trade drastically increased when vast amounts of high-grade iron were discovered in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin during the 1840s and 1850s (as well as parts of Minnesota between ...

How to ride the Iron Ore Train in Mauritania

Operating since 1963, the Iron Ore Train – Train du Desert in Mauritania – is a train that connects the iron ore mines in the town of Zouérat, located deep into the Sahara, with the port of Nouadhibou, …

Ride The Iron Ore Train In Mauritania

Ride the Iron Ore Train in Mauritania. This railway was built back in 1963 to connect the port to the iron mines which were 700 kilometres east into the desert. In the second half of the '70s, it was closed due to a dispute with Western Sahara and then reopened in the '80s. Trains on this track are among the longest and heaviest in the ...

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On the rails: around Western Australia's massive mining rail …

Feature The Pilbara produced over 800 billion tonnes of iron ore in 2020-21, a massive amount requiring an equally massive rail network. JP Casey investigates. Fortescue Railway Fortescue's rail lines connect a total of five projects – four functional iron ore projects and one currently under development – and bring the company's iron to Herb …

Fortescue and Williams to develop regenerative battery iron …

The train will regenerate electricity during downhill sections of Fortescue's network in Western Australia, removing the need for lineside recharging equipment. FMG …

New railroad in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

The Mineral Range Railroad. ISHPEMING, Mich. – For years, the railroad news out of Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been one of contraction and abandonment, as mines and paper mills closed. Now …

BHP iron-ore train drivers vote for 24h strike from Friday

12th February 2024. By: Bloomberg. Font size: - +. Train drivers at BHP Group's Pilbara iron-ore operations in Western Australia have voted to strike on Friday for 24 hours, potentially cutting ...

How to Get on the Iron Ore Train | MilianWays

From Atar to Zouerat it takes 5 hours by bus and costs about 400MRU per person (€10 to change). The Zouerat mining complex consists of three mines in total, from where four trains depart that end up joining a single 2.5km one that departs for Nouadhibou. The three mines are To14, Rouessa and F'derik. Each with a different type of iron ore.

21 hours riding the World's Longest Iron Ore Train in the …

TIME / 18-22 hours one way. OVERALL TIME / 2 days. ARRIVAL POINT / Nouadhibou refinery site. On the 6th of February 2020 Fedora and I, while exploring Mauritania in West Africa, decided to take a ride on the longest, heaviest and slowest cargo train in the world, the Iron Ore Train. After about 5 hours and a half sitting on a minibus from Atar ...

Profit Collapse Looms For BHP, Rio Tinto And Fortescue

Hints of a sea-change in the iron ore and mining company profits have been building on financial markets. BHP, which is also exposed to the 45% fall in the nickel price, has seen its share price ...

Three major miners jump on electric train trend

According to the company, its fully-laden iron ore trains in WA typically comprise of four diesel-electric locomotives pulling around 270 cars carrying a total of 38,000 tonnes of iron ore. ... You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, your …

Fortescue Williams (WAE) settlement powers development …

As one of the world's largest producers of iron ore, our operations in the Pilbara ship more than 190 million tonnes of iron ore annually. ... technology and development company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI). ... Each train set is about 2.8 kilometres in length and has the capacity to haul 34,404 tonnes of iron ore in 244 ore …

Wabtec unveils first production FLXdrive battery heavy-haul

ERIE, Pa. —Wabtec and Australian mining firm Roy Hill have unveiled world's first battery-powered, heavy-haul locomotive for mainline service in ceremonies today (Oct. 31, 2023) at Wabtec's Erie manufacturing facility. The FLXdrive locomotive contains 72 lithium-ion modular battery packs with a total of 36,288 cells, …

Union Pacific sees battery-electric locomotives as the future

Union Pacific says it will explore battery-electrics and other alternatives to traditional diesel locomotives. (Trains: David Lassen) OMAHA, Neb. — With a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 26% by the end of the decade, Union Pacific is working to improve locomotive fuel efficiency, plans to roll out battery-electric locomotives soon ...

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Australia's BHP to buy battery-electrics from …

BHP currently uses four diesel-electric locomotives to move 270-car, 38,000-ton ore trains. The addition of the battery-electric units units will create a hybrid consist; Wabtec says its locomotives are …

Fortescue unveils world-first electric train using gravity to …

Per train set, 34,404 tonnes of iron ore can be hauled in 244 ore cars. Fortescue purchased WAE at the final price of more than $300 million (£164 million), an …

Rio Tinto Says Empty Iron Ore Train Derailed in Australia

--Gold futures are up 0.4% at $2,041.3 a troy ounce.--LME three-month copper futures are up 0.5% at $8,301.5 a metric ton. TOP STORY: Rio Tinto Says Empty Iron Ore Train Derailed in Australia

FMG to develop world-first zero emission Infinity …

02 Mar, 2022. Fortescue railways. Image courtesy of Fortescue Metals Group. Fortescue Metals Group completed its acquisition of Williams Advanced Engineering at the beginning of March 2022, with WAE …

BHP Iron-Ore Train Drivers Plan Industrial Action From Friday

Photo: william west/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. Train drivers at BHP Group's Australian iron-ore operations intend to begin industrial action on Friday in a dispute over working ...

Amtrak's 2035 Map Has People Talking About The Future Of U.S. Train

Amtrak quickly responded with enthusiasm to Biden's plan, with a map and a vision for what an expanded U.S. rail network would look like by 2035. The proposed transformation would mean some 30 new ...

Iron Ore Western Australia

With an expected life of more than 40 years and an annual capacity of 43 million tonnes - due to incrementally increase to 50Mtpa, Gudai-Darri will underpin future production of our Pilbara Blend™ product. Having reached full capacity in 2023, Gudai-Darri will increase our iron ore production volumes and improve our product mix from the Pilbara.

Iron Ore Traffic on the PRR

Iron ore furnished 21,740,507 tons of traffic -- 10.5% of total freight tonnage -- or 4.33% of total freight revenue." The video, The Ore Train, from Penn Valley Pictures, is the defacto reference for domestic ore train traffic. It follows an ore train from the docks on Lake Erie to Northumberland -- a one locomotive, level route -- and then on ...

Battery-electric "Infinity Train" will charge itself using gravity

Australian mining company Fortescue has acquired Williams Advanced Engineering, and announced the two companies' first joint green-tech project: a battery-electric "Infinity Train" that'll haul ...

Shift to green steel challenges future of Australian iron ore

Those two nations are particularly relevant for iron ore's future; China is the world's biggest steel maker, and India plans to double its steel industry by 2030, albeit with the help of a ...

Twiggy Forrest sets sights on making the impossible possible …

Andrew Forrest says by 30 June he will have developed 'a green iron ore train that either runs on renewable electricity or a four-stroke combustion engine powered only by green ammonia ...

The Iron Ore Train, Mauritania, the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

The Iron Ore Train in Mauritania; a train that can be 2.5-3 kilometres long carrying tons of iron ore (in the forms of powder or chunks) across the. A lifetime experience, a dangerous but powerful ride like no other. Why you should (or not!) hop on the Iron Ore Train, Mauritania, an honest opinion & guide

Radical Railways: 15 Technologies that Could Drive the …

Australian mining company Fortescue has acquired Williams Advanced Engineering, and announced the two companies' first joint green-tech project: a battery-electric "Infinity Train" that'll haul...

Fortescue unveils world-first electric train using gravity to …

Both the project and WAE will be managed by green energy subsidiary Fortescue Future Industries (FFI). The Infinity Train uses gravity to gain enough power to complete another trip without further charging and without any emissions. The regenerating battery electric iron ore train project is being touted as a world first development.

Fortescue battery-electric train next stop: Infinity and beyond

Emily Murphy March 2, 2022, 10:06 am. Image: Fortescue Metals Group. Fortescue Metals Group has commenced the development of a regenerating battery-electric iron ore train …

BHP orders four battery-electric locomotives for WAIO rail …

A fully-laden BHP WA Iron Ore train typically comprises four diesel-electric locomotives pulling approximately 270 cars carrying a total of 38,000 tons of iron ore. ... "The FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive represents the future of sustainable rail operations. The rail and mining industries are on the cusp of technological advancements to ...