Comments on: BMEX brings up the rear on 422 today, being recently worked on in Falls Creek Jct, Pa at Brookville Equipment. Interesting fact, the Carol Mine Railway was the worlds first fully automated railway and also the last electric operation in Canada. ” A 5.7 mile long non-common carrier railway connects Canada’s largest iron ore mine and concentrator with the QNS&L at Labrador City. It was the world’s first fully automated railway ” ( Old Time Trains ) For some more photos of this unique operation and their roster, check below. http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/industrial/nl/gallery1.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogMe9Zhlm-M

By: Paul O'Shell

Paul O'Shell — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 21:05:59 +0000

While working with a new snow clearing machine at the Iron Ore Company of Canada in Labrador City, NL on November 2, 2005, I snapped remote control locomotive IOC 518 bringing a loaded ore train into the dumper building. The shot is from inside the cab of the snow machine and is not of the quality acceptable to RP. I’ll see if I can get it posted somewhere and I’ll then come back and leave a link where it can be viewed.

By: Snake2

Snake2 — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 20:43:48 +0000

Look right —-> Carson- what is with the NS unit ?

By: Brundle

Brundle — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 04:42:52 +0000

Interesting comparing this image to the photo on page 100 of the Diesel Spotters Guide Update. The guide shows an SW1200MG built for Iron Ore Co. of Canada. The only real similarities are the Blomberg trucks and that they are both electric. The BMEX 520 looks to have a little more muscle.

By: cnnutbar

cnnutbar — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:31:19 +0000

Great catch Carson—I’ve been missing all the special movements on CN422 through Bayview recently.

By: ngineered4u

ngineered4u — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:53:38 +0000

Awesome photo! Getting different results about it being the worlds first automated railway? What year was that? Interesting stuff

By: Jacob Patterson

Jacob Patterson — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:28:12 +0000

Very unique catch.