International Railroad Discussion > My first pics of 2017 (Brazil)

Hi, here are some of my first pics taken on January 1st, 2017.

1) GE U20C´s 2688 and 2596 resting at EVP yard;

2) GE BB40-9WM 6181 and 6048 and EMD BB40T-2 4820 and 4830 passing by the yard with empty Holcim cement train Y402;

3) A close on the BB40T2 of the same train.

 

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

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Great to see you post again!

I'm curious if you have more shots of the nose of that BB40T-2 there. It has a different nose headlight configuration than the way any of them were delivered.

Hi, VLI 4820 is former Rio Grande SD40T-2 5386. Here are some pics of them in my website minasgeraisrailways

1) 4820 at Uberlandia, MG on November 11, 2012 by Johannes J Smit

2) 4820 at Betim, MG on April 17, 2014  by Helton Amaral

3) Picture of mine at at Dr Lund on May 15, 2016

zorz Wrote:
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> Great to see you post again!
>
> I'm curious if you have more shots of the nose of
> that BB40T-2 there. It has a different nose
> headlight configuration than the way any of them
> were delivered.

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

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Good morning and Happy New Year Pedro,

Did you ever get the chance to get to Sao Paolo to take photos or videos of the
Stadler rack drive locomotives at work with the loaded iron ore drags and the
empties coming back up hill from the port?

 

I guess my question is why no dynamic braking on these units?

The dynamic brake fans were relocated to inside the long hood.

Pedro




bath_wildcat Wrote:
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> I guess my question is why no dynamic braking on
> these units?

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

Please, look this thread to undestand better on those narrow gauge units.

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?6,4011323

Pedro

bath_wildcat Wrote:
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> I guess my question is why no dynamic braking on
> these units?

Posted from Android

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

Hi, not yet but I will be there this year to produce a video to our channel at www.flixstation.net

Please visit it

Pedro

leonz Wrote:
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> Good morning and Happy New Year Pedro,
>
> Did you ever get the chance to get to Sao Paolo to
> take photos or videos of the
> Stadler rack drive locomotives at work with the
> loaded iron ore drags and the
> empties coming back up hill from the port?
>
>  

Posted from Android

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

Aha! They gave it a nose job with an original EMD nose-headlight design it seems, instead of the original Rio Grande nose-gyralight box.

Thanks Pedro :)

pedrop Wrote:
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> Hi, VLI 4820 is former Rio Grande SD40T-2 5386.
> Here are some pics of them in my website
> minasgeraisrailways
>
> 1) 4820 at Uberlandia, MG on November 11, 2012 by
> Johannes J Smit
>
> 2) 4820 at Betim, MG on April 17, 2014  by Helton
> Amaral
>
> 3) Picture of mine at at Dr Lund on May 15, 2016
>
> zorz Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Great to see you post again!
> >
> > I'm curious if you have more shots of the nose
> of
> > that BB40T-2 there. It has a different nose
> > headlight configuration than the way any of
> them
> > were delivered.

I think the nose job was done by UP. Here the shops worked only to fit the BB trucks under it.
Pedro

zorz Wrote:
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> Aha! They gave it a nose job with an original EMD
> nose-headlight design it seems, instead of the
> original Rio Grande nose-gyralight box.

Posted from Android

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

Thanks PedroP for the thread link.  Heck I even learned something, and now South America is on my bucket list.


pedrop Wrote:
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> Please, look this thread to undestand better on
> those narrow gauge units.
>
> http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?6,4
> 011323
>
> Pedro
>
> bath_wildcat Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I guess my question is why no dynamic braking
> on
> > these units?
>
> Posted from Android

If you need any guiding or info you can contact me here in TO or im my website minasgeraisrailways.ning.com

bath_wildcat Wrote:
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> Thanks PedroP for the thread link.  Heck I even
> learned something, and now South America is on my
> bucket list.
 

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