Turbo 16-645 EMD's on Grain from Tocumwal: Australian Trains

After chasing DERMPAV's 58RM to Tocumwal (see previously uploaded video), G525 and XR554 were waiting to head south with 9354 up Pacific National loaded grain train.

I followed this train along the Goulburn Valley line in brilliant afternoon sunshine from Tocumwal through Shepparton and finishing at Dysart as the sun was setting behind the clouds.

G525 is a Clyde/GM-EMD product of the 1980's and is powered by a EMD 16-645F3B following a rebuild in the early 2000's. XR554 started life as Clyde/GM-EMD G16C X34 in the late 1960's. In 2004 it was rebuilt by Freight Australia at Dynon loco depot as a GT26C with an EMD 16-645E3C engine.

© 2013 James Brook

[TortoisePageant]

Love your videos. The composition is simply stunning. Such beautiful landscapes...and the trains aren't bad either! Thank you for sharing and keep them coming!

[seinerne]

my family lives in this region good to see there's still action at tocumwal there use to be a model train shop down the road from where you filmed vrfan2006 it sucks that most of tracks on the vic side are gone but there's tracks left on the nsw side

[reecejennings]

I wish Harold Clapp could see all this!

[Dallas-Nyberg]

I guessing either you camp by the tracks or never go home much... only joking... Love your videos... what type of camera do you use?--- Cheers

[vrfan]

Lol, it's probably closer to the truth than you think :) I haven't camped trackside (yet), but I'm out quite a lot taking photos, especially during daylight saving.

I use a Sony FX7

[JustMe-boyu]

Very bad track condition in first scene, to the lower right of the screen, rails are bouncing up and down as the train rolls through.

[bushranger]

I Wish PN could spend a few thousand bucks for paint to cover up all that ugly graffiti.