International Railroad Discussion > Bridge collapse in Brazil

On Friday 11, a can train derailed when a bridge collapsed under the weight of a couple of GM BB40-3's at the fca corridor near Uberaba, MG Brazil. The engineer survived and had a broken arm. It was a miracle when we see how the cab of lead unit was smashed under a tank car.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

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This pic shows how the second unit was after the bridge collapse. It won't be easy to put it back to the rails.

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

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Amazing photos Pedro.Glad the crew are ok.The rains/flooding up there ,are making the news here in Australia.
Regards,DK

worth mentioning that the bridge was compromised most likely!

A correction: I just received the news that the accidente happened near Roncador, GO and there wasn´t a bridge collapse. It wasa culvert under a fill that was destroyed by the heavy rains that are falling in that location these days. It was an empty can train and the orange locomotive we see in the fourth pic is VLI 8111. 

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/13/16 16:45 by pedrop.

Dosen't look much like a mainline with  all the  weeds.

UncleJoe,Seffner,Fl.

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> Dosen't look much like a mainline with  all the 
> weeds.
> UncleJoe,Seffner,Fl
Here in the tropics the weeds grows up fast in the rain season. Sometimes e can't see the ties, only the two stell parallels.

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

Pedro, 

How often do they do weed control on this line?


pedrop Wrote:
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> retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> > Dosen't look much like a mainline with  all
> the 
> > weeds.
> > UncleJoe,Seffner,Fl
> Here in the tropics the weeds grows up fast in the
> rain season. Sometimes e can't see the ties, only
> the two stell parallels.

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> Pedro, 
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> How often do they do weed control on this line?
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Hi, I think once an year, or less. Sometimes the weeds grows up like a jungle around the rails. Take a look in the pics below to see how is the yard here in town, a mainline for limestone, cement and coal. fca usually waits the "Sun" to do the job during the dry season that starts in April. 

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

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