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International Railroad Discussion > Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in BrazilDate: 12/20/16 15:11 Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: pedrop Hi, December and January usually to be months marked by heavy rains in the Northeast of Brazil. This December was not different. We had some wash out and mud slide in the many locations. Here are some pics:
Pics 1 to 3 - An empty ore train derail when faced the tracks washed out by the water of a smal dam that was destroyed by the heavy rains in the border of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais states. The traffic opened today morning Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Date: 12/21/16 03:10 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: kgmontreal Wow. That's serious rain.
KG Date: 12/21/16 07:35 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: tomstp I bet the eyes of the engine crew got REAL BIG before the engine finally stopped.
Date: 12/21/16 09:45 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: SP4360 Pucker factor 10.
Date: 12/21/16 14:33 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: pedrop tomstp Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I bet the eyes of the engine crew got REAL BIG > before the engine finally stopped. Me too! Pedro Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 12/21/16 14:37 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: pedrop Another derail happened with MRS in the same week. This one close to my home town. The last engine stopped on the tracks. The first two passed when the rain were taking the fill away. Another lucky crew.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 12/27/16 07:56 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: railstiesballast When I see something like that last image, with the locomotive and the track suspended over the void, I can't help but think of all the rail defects I have seen.
One little flaw in the rail or the weld would be enough to result in everything being down in the mud. Thanks for posting. Date: 01/15/17 12:26 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: pedrop Hi, today morning a big wall fell over the tracks due to heavy rains near P1-14 yard. The MoW inspection car collided with the mud slide as we can see in the pics. Nobody injuried. The loaded trains were sent to Centro line, that is used by empties only in normal days.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 01/19/17 16:16 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: SD45X Wonder if they run inspections ahead to look for this stuff?
Date: 01/23/17 04:55 Re: Heavy rains pruduced some track wash out in Brazil Author: pedrop Yes, sir you can see the inspection car after it hit the mud slide in the pictures above.
SD45X Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wonder if they run inspections ahead to look for > this stuff? Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 |