For several years, Australian rail companies have leased several preserved diesel locomotives from the Seymour Railway Heritage Centre (http://www.srhc.org.au/) for seasonal grain train work.

As a result:
Heavy grain train on a 2% grade, being worked with three 567's in Run 8:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaAhN7L40wY
Warning: you *could* blow your computer speakers. Or annoy your neighbors.

Other sites say that the temperatures were in the 40's that day. Celsius, of course.


More info on the locos themselves:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_ ... 8diesel%29
http://vr.railpage.org.au/gallery.php?s ... sel_photos
http://vr.railpage.org.au/

In the words of the late David P. Morgan, "! and !!"