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International Railroad Discussion > FTL SD18´s (Brazil)Date: 09/05/16 07:33 FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, Yesterday (09/04) four FTL SD18´s left MRS shops in Belo Horizonte, MG and sent to Wilson Lobato yard (fca network) to be loaded on trucks to be send to FTL network in Northeast. FTL is a new broad gauge railroad under construction to substitute the old narrow gauge trackage in Pernambuco, Ceará and Piauí states.The locomotives were paintend at Horto shops in Belo Horizonte.
Below pics of them at Lobato yard. Units: 5018, 5019, 5022 and 5038 Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/16 12:23 by pedrop.    Date: 09/05/16 07:39 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop FTL will use these units on working trains in the three constructions front. The company also got four SD40-2 from MRS and fours second hand SD40-2 in USA market, that arrived here with BNSF livery. Other two ex MRS SD38M will join the SD18´s in the long jorney of 1846 km by truck to their final destination.
pedro Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 09/05/16 08:30 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: up833 Thanks for the nice photos and the info on the new railroad. Any idea on the heritage of these units?
Roger Beckett Date: 09/05/16 11:54 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop They were made to Brazilian EFCB rwy in by EMD USA in 1961. Later they changed to RFFSA in the 1970's and then to MRS in 1996 . Now were sold to FTL.
up833 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the nice photos and the info on the new > railroad. Any idea on the heritage of these > units? > Roger Beckett Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 09/05/16 13:08 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: Ray_Murphy I just want to remark that in the domain of science fiction (e.g., Battlestar Galactica), "FTL" stands for "faster than light." Are these trains fast?
Ray Date: 09/05/16 19:09 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop Ready to load the first unit
Due to the time they needed to assembly these big jacks, the loading operations were cancelled today and will start tomorrow morning (06/09) Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 09/05/16 19:10 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop The first truck arrived to the gas station nearby
More tomorrow Pedro Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1  Date: 09/05/16 19:14 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop MRS sent an SD38M today to help with the switching operations ...
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   Date: 09/06/16 19:35 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop Today 09/06 the first SD18 was loaded on a truck.
1 - SD38M 5106 moving SD18 5019 to the loading area; 2 - The main truck had some trouble to position the table below the SD18; 3 -Second truck arrive to hep. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 09/07/16 17:09 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop Today we loaded unit 5022. Another day of hard working.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 09/07/16 17:15 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop Not easy to cross the tracks, but we arrived to the paved road before nightfall. Tomorrow we have more job with unit 5018
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 09/09/16 07:09 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: SCKP187 Super coverage of this event. Good looking units too. Thanks for showing this operation.
Brian Stevens Date: 09/09/16 08:20 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop Thanks Brian
SCKP187 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Super coverage of this event. Good looking units > too. Thanks for showing this operation. > Brian Stevens Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 09/09/16 08:23 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop Yesterday (09/08) the last two SD18´s were loaded and moved to the paved road. Now it is time to prepare all them for the long journey.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 09/09/16 08:28 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: pedrop Now it is time to move them on the road
Pedro Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 09/11/16 21:33 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: weather Superb images and great commentary!
Date: 09/13/16 02:59 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: Larry020 Congratulations on Image Of The Day.
For those of us living in one of the three countries that don't use the metric system http://www.zmescience.com/other/map-of-countries-officially-not-using-the-metric-system/ 1,846 km = 1,147.051 miles Larry Date: 09/13/16 04:06 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: jmbreitigan Thanks for taking the time to share your photos.
John Date: 09/13/16 04:08 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: TonyJ Fantastic photos! Moving those locomotives is no easy task... or cheap!
Date: 09/13/16 04:50 Re: FTL SD18´s (Brazil) Author: Jbarton Thank you for posting the photos of this very interesting move. Interesting to see how it was done.
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