International Railroad Discussion > Vale passenger train (EFVM)

Hi, for those interested in visiting Brazil I recomend a trip on Vale passenger train from Belo Horizonte, MG to Cariacica ES. It is the old EFVM railroad operated by Vale mining. The train departures daily from each city and do the 664 Km in about 10 hours. It is a nice opportunity to know Vale mining narrow gauge system. I attached some pics of my last trip there in October 24, 2015

1 - GE BB40-9W is the leading unit of train P-002 at Belo Horizonte staiton. At side a train of steel leaded by GE BB40-9W 1164,  EMD DDM45 811 and 874 bound to Eldorado yard where it will do connection with fca ( VLI)

2 - Me in front coach 03 of train P-002. These new cars were made by ARAD in Romania in 2014.

3 - The electronic in each cars show the train number, the station where it is (Belo Horizonte), the destination (pedro Nolasco), the car class (Executive) and car number (02)

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/20/16 16:39 by pedrop.

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Some pics of the Executive car:
 

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The train leaving Belo Horizonte "BH" . The wndows have greens glasses, so they are not good for photography. 

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A map found in each car shows the EFVM system and the stations along the way.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
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Really neat photos! Looks like a great trip to take. Thanks for sharing it.

Hi, yes it isa great trip to do. I recommend

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> Really neat photos! Looks like a great trip to
> take. Thanks for sharing it.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
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The car for  wheelchair and person with special needs

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Vespasiano MG,
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The economic class cars. Vale is changing the seats of these cars for better ones. 

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Vespasiano MG,
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The Restaurante isa place for pleasant conversation and to take photos during the trip.

 

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Vespasiano MG,
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The train P-002 passing through Costa Lacerda yard, in Santa Barbara, MG.
 

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Vespasiano MG,
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Great pictures,show more.

Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

very nice photos Pedro.Just noticed that the former CEO of Vale and his family were killed a couple od days ago,when their private jet crashed
.'' Roger Agnelli, the former head of the Brazilian mining giant Vale, has died after his private jet crashed into a residential building in Sao Paulo, local media reported.

Agnelli, his wife and two of his children were among seven killed when his aircraft slammed into the building around 18:20 GMT on Saturday, minutes after taking off from an airport in northern Sao Paulo, an aviation official told Reuters news agency.''
Regards,DK

Very nice photos.

Our train arriving at Intendente Camara station, in Ipatinga, MG. I usually do the trip between Belo Hozionte and Ipatinga since we have almost two and halth hours to take train P-001 back to BH. The railfans use to go to Ipatinga to lunch in the Mall there and then take P-001 back. it also have time to spend an hour or so in the station watching Vale trains in action. Intendent Camara yard serves Usiminas steel mill, so there are many train passing there all day.
 

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Vespasiano MG,
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More on Intende Camara staion. 

1 -  An empty grain waiting licence to go ahead bound to BH;

2  and 3 - A train of coal and empty cars for ore speeds at the station bound to the mines near Itabira, MG.

 

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
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great tour and thanks for making the effort to post these.........

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A hint to railfans is to stay in the last car of the train and photograph from the door ant the end of the car. That door hasa clear class window and we can take greap pics as we see here.

1 -  Mario Carvalho station and yard, with an ore train waiting in the blocking section to our train pass ahead.

2 - Ana Matos tunnels

3 - Antonio Dias stop.
 

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
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More pics taken from the rear door:

1 - Me at the rear door;

2 -  An ore train with DPU at Engineer Guilman tunnels;

3 -  Ore train at the fourth bridge over Piracicaba river.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/16 14:14 by pedrop.

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More from the rear door: This time some views of Desembargador Drumond yard.

1 - MoW equipment

2 - Old fueling facilities

3 - Empty ore train and the passenger train  that links Drumond yard to Itabira, MG

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/16 19:01 by pedrop.

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More at Drumond yard

1 -  Passenger trains to Itabira, MG

2 - The new fueling facilities

 3 - Offices of MoW crew  and tracks 
 

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
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