International Railroad Discussion > VLI wood trains (Brazil)

Hi, a new thread on VLI narrow gauge trains. The company started to carry a new cargo here: eucalipytus logs to paper mills. The trains use to have 40 PED or PEE flat cars and can be combined with other cars like, containers with limestone or grain hoppers.

All pics below:  PED cars loaded with eucalipytus in a spur at Calsete yard

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/22/16 08:25 by pedrop.

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1 - VLI BB40-9WM 8671 and 6049 leading a freight train mixed with limestone containers and eucalipytus logs at Km 623, in Vespasiano MG

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

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Another mixed freight with limestone containers and eucalipytus running at Km 621. This one had a Vale BB40-9W and DDM45 working as DPU in the rear end

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

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Thank you.  I always enjoy your posts as this is an area few of us manage to see.  Keep up yhe good work.
 

I assume the trees are farmed?

Posted from iPhone

yes, there are big plantations around here.
Pedro

CPRR Wrote:
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> I assume the trees are farmed?
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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Yo, Pedro.....!  Great material...

Yukon Yeti
 

Neat shots, as always. Curious that Vale, a mining company, has engines mixed in on freights, but I know that I'm ignorant of operations there and why that might happen.

Nice set of photos Pedro.What is the lumber used for....paper/cardboard perhaps.
Regards,DK

Eucalyptus is a very oily wood.
What are the uses for it in Brazil and elsewhre?

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

JimBaker Wrote:
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> Eucalyptus is a very oily wood.
> What are the uses for it in Brazil and elsewhre?
 
Miss Wiki and her neighbor The Yahoo say that oil from eucalypytus leaves is used in many consumer health and beauty products, although its effectiveness is not supported by scientific evidence, while the timber pulp is used in quality paper products.
Also, stands of eucalyptus trees make for spectacular forest wildfires.

Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> JimBaker Wrote:
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> > Eucalyptus is a very oily wood.
> > What are the uses for it in Brazil and
> elsewhre?
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> Miss Wiki and her neighbor The Yahoo say that oil
> from eucalypytus leaves is used in many consumer
> health and beauty products, although its
> effectiveness is not supported by scientific
> evidence, while the timber pulp is used in quality
> paper products.
> Also, stands of eucalyptus trees make for
> spectacular forest wildfires.
I hear you on the fire risk.Live with the threat every summer down here in Aust.
Regards,dK

Thank you, :Lurch,
For the fast response to my question.
Some Live Steamers burn eucalyptus in their fire boxes.

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

Hi inCHI,

Vale divided its business into two main groups: iron ore and others cargos. The "other cargos" is managed under VLI control. Vale has 30% of VLi papers. The port in Vitora ES belongs to vale, so the train that goes direct to the port use Vale locomotives. For while, VLI has not licence to go further that Costa lacerda yard on Vale tracks. Since my area is near the connection to Vale mainline, it is common to see the Vale units leading the train that will be go further on Vale system.

inCHI Wrote:
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> Neat shots, as always. Curious that Vale, a mining
> company, has engines mixed in on freights, but I
> know that I'm ignorant of operations there and why
> that might happen.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Hi JimBaker,

Eucaliyptus is used is the paper industry and also to produce coal. The iron cast makers use eucalyptus coal in their industries. Most of the coal is produced near the plantation in the ovens made of bricks. 
Below two pics from Google showing the classic coal ovens common found in Brazil and Africa.

JimBaker Wrote:
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> Eucalyptus is a very oily wood.
> What are the uses for it in Brazil and elsewhre?

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

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