An Aurizon empty coal train works west through Lanefield

Lovely visit to Magnetic Island or (Maggie Island) in Queensland and this was the view.

Magnetic Island, known to its Indigenous inhabitants as Yunbenun, is an island 8 kilometres offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This 52 km² mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville, with 2,335 permanent residents.

According to his journal, Captain Cook named it 'Magnetical Island or Headland' on June 7, 1770, as he travelled up Australia's east coast. Apparently, as he passed the island, it had a magnetic effect on his ship's compass. ... He also didn't know whether it was an island or a peninsula, hence the two names.

Aurizon units 2348D and 2308D rumble through Calvert heading west with an empty coal rake.

Aurizon units 2315D and 2337D rumble along nearing Helidon on a western empty coal rake.

PN004 powers towards Narangba, having climbed Dakabin Bank heading north to Townsville

PN003 leaves Brisbane behind heading north to Townsville with an Intermodal freight service, seen at Sunshine.

2359D leads 2323D drop down the grade into Murarrie heading to port with a loaded coal train.

Aurizon units 2311D and 2309D rumble towards the mines out west with an Empty coal train.

After dropping down the Little Liverpool Range, Aurizon units 2315D and 2337D roll into Laidley heading west with a empty coal train

Aurizon units 2313D leads 2366D through Lanefield heading west to the coal fields

Aurizon units 2315D and 2337D power away from Helidon

I've got 7 & 8 too, but 9 had a nice tree.

SSR units 44204 & 44206 speed through Kagaru heading for Clapham Yard

Aurizon units 2391 and 2194F roll up the grade at Glanmire

PN001 leads a Pacific National service north out of Brisbane in the northern suburb of Sunshine.

Aurizon units 2315D and 2337D power away from Helidon

Still wearing the old QR national livery 2191F leads 2353 north through Graceville heading north to Clermont to collect another load of Australian Beef

WRA units 004 and 003 roll thorugh Graceville heading for Gladstone

Another from yesterday’s sunrise. Brisbane

Southern Shorthaul Railroads units 44204 and 44206 leave the city behind having run around the AK cars at Clapham yard

Aurizon units 2348D and 2308D roll through Lanefield heading west back to mines with a empty coal train

Film Ferrania: P30 (expired)

Camera: Pentax K1000

Developer: Kodak HC-110

2321D and 2303D slowly cross the Bremer River with a load of Black Coal for the Port Of Brisbane.

Aurizon Units 2305D and 2348D begin the climb into Redbank heading west.

WRA units 003 and 004 begins to climb the grade into Redbank heading for Warwick

Bronco Aurizon unit 2820 leads 2842 and 4111 through Beerburrum heading north to Townsville

Aurizon units 2389 and 2390 head north through Beerburrum with an empty cattle train.

PN009 ( Rob Weston ) heads north near Boundary Road on the run between Dakabin and Narangba

QLD

NGR set 740 begins the climb up the grace into Redbank

Aurizon units 2391 and 2371 rumble through Graceville heading a loaded cattle train to Dinmore

Aurizon units 2321D and 2303D rumble through Redbank heading to Port

Aurizon units 2836 and 2308 speed through Fairfield heading for the Port Of Brisbane.

Sunrise at thwe Park.

2346D and a sister 2300D unit speed towards Calvert with a train load of black coal

A view across Brisbane, QLD, Australia, at night.

Queensland Rail's tilt train "City Of Rockhampton' speeds through Sunshine.

PN004 heads north through Beerburrum.

Queensland rail track machine on transfer to Mayne at Graceville.

A Cattle trains works south through Mooloolah

Running between Beerwah and Landsbouorgh, 2849 leads an Aurizon super freighter heading north.

Aurizon units 2808 and 2836 through Graceville heading for the Port Of Brisbane

It pays to turn around!

Looking towards the sunrise coming through the fog I was very focused on the scene behind me. Timing is everything and once I was pretty sure I had the shot I wanted, I turned around to see what was going on behind me.

I nearly fell over! The fog was lit up with pinks and purples, grabbed my tripod (with camera firmly attached!) ran across the road and lined up this shot. This is what I saw!

I hope you enjoy this photograph, and please like and share it with your friends!

Murray Fox

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Taken with my Olympus OMD Em5.

C17 974 eases along the rails through the grasses hauling the Mary Valley Rattler back to Gympie.

Gilldora Qld

Aurizon units 2816 and 2501 begin to slow to cross over to access Acacia Ridge

Lamington Plateau, Qld

Gympie Qld