The hours (well, days, actually) of waiting in mostly bad weather have finally paid off: An empty iron ore train from Narvik passes us in full sunshine! By the looks of the engines the snow storm ... (more)
IORE locomotives 106 "Kiruna" and 101 "Polcirkeln" with the empty ore train 19909 Narvik-Kiruna near Abisko Oestra.
IORE 117 "Boden" and 115 "Stenbacken" with empty ore train 19909 from Narvik to Kiruna. The bright material in the first few cars is Olivine, a mineral used for the ore pellets production. In the ... (more)
IORE 106 "Kiruna" and 101 "Polcirkeln" with 68 empty ore cars from Narvik to Kiruna near Rensjön.
The two IORE locomotives 109 "Abisko" and 113 "Bergfors" from Bombardier Kassel with a power of 5400 kW each are pulling an empty ore train with 68 cars and about 700 metre length along the Tornet... (more)
An Adtranz/Bombardier 15000hp IORE electric hauls an ore train through Swedish Lapland. We are 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle, half way between Kiruna, Sweden and Narvik, Norway.
Oretrain with 52 cars from Kiruna (LKAB) to Narvik. (Loc 103 = Luela; Loc 104 = Gaellivare) - This locomotive have 10800 kW (together).
Oretrain with 52 cars from Kiruna (LKAB) to Narvik. loc 105 = Narvik; loc 106 = Kiruna
A southbound iron ore train with two IORE electrics rounds a curve near Murjek. The train originated at a mine near Gallivare and is bound for the port in Lulea.