

Australian iron ore trains are the &#8216;Mad Max&#8217; 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!
Related Episodes:
Norfolk Southern Engineer Mike Huhn

The Scrapper who Saved Steam
Photos courtesy of Jim Ward.












Question of the Day (37:49)

What is the longest train you&#8217;ve ever seen?  Let me know and I will respond to your comments in our next episode.
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Australian iron ore trains are the &#8216;Mad Max&#8217; 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!
Related Episodes:
<a href="http://theroundhousepodcast.com/2015/03/28/norfolksoutherncareer1/">Norfolk Southern Engineer Mike Huhn</a> 

<a href="http://theroundhousepodcast.com/2016/06/26/the-scrapper-who-saved-steam/">The Scrapper who Saved Steam</a>
Photos courtesy of Jim Ward.


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Question of the Day (37:49) 

What is the longest train you&#8217;ve ever seen?  Let me know and I will respond to your comments in our next episode.
<a style="color: #800000;" href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-roundhouse/id965557666?mt=2&amp;ls=1" target="_blank">Subscribe on iTunes</a>, <a style="color: #800000;" href="http://eepurl.com/bgIZzD" target="_blank">Join our Newsletter</a>, share this episode with at least one person today, and remember that The Roundhouse is Our House!
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The post <a href="https://theroundhousepodcast.com/2017/02/12/50-years-australian-railroading/">50 Years of Australian Railroading</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theroundhousepodcast.com">The Roundhouse Podcast</a>.

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