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International Railroad Discussion > Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil)Date: 10/25/17 05:27 Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, today Vale started the test with the new 658 ore cars train at its broad gauge system EFC in the north. More information soon.
Pedro Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Date: 10/25/17 05:43 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: Bob3985 Thanks Pedro. Keep us informed as I know they have played with the longer ore trains in Australia too
Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 10/25/17 07:51 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: pedrop Train M823 is running with six GE ES58ACi distributed each 110 cars in 1x1x1x1x1x1 configuration.
Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/25/17 09:12 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: pedrop Train M823 is empty and going to the mines right now. It will weight about 88,000 metric tons when loaded.
Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/25/17 16:28 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: lynnpowell Dang! I don't want a fire truck or ambulance coming to my home stuck at a grade crossing waiting for this "big bad boy" to roll past!
Date: 10/25/17 16:34 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: pedrop The first video of train M823 on youtube
https://.youtube.com/watch?v=GNzhRKj6Gq0 I removed the www after // because TO do not accept youtube links. Copy it to your bowser and add the www after the // to watch the video. Be sure to stay confortable in a good sofa while watching...it is a very long train. Pedro Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/25/17 16:40 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: pedrop As we perceive in the video, they are using SD80ACe in the train too.
Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/25/17 17:07 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: goneon66 how many crew starts will that train eliminate?
66 Date: 10/25/17 17:18 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: pedrop That is the question...EFC started working 110 cars. Moved to 220, 340, 430 and now 658. Since just one engineer drive these trains, I see they saved 3 engineers. But this big train do not run from port to the mine. It will be divided into two 330 that will be sent to different loading areas. Later, joined again and moved back to the port as one 658.
Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/27/17 03:32 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: kgmontreal Very interesting.
KG Date: 10/27/17 06:02 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: 9E56 The six locomotives were ES58ACi, ES58ACi, SD70M, SD80ACe, ES58ACi and SD70M.
Date: 10/27/17 15:37 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: inCHI Pedro, do you have any estimate of how long that train is?
Thanks! Date: 10/27/17 15:41 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: goneon66 long enough for at LEAST 2 recrews IF there are any problems en-route........
66 Date: 10/27/17 16:10 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: pedrop Nearly 6,700 meter long...too big to the engineer to walk in search of an air hose failure.
Pedro inCHI Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pedro, do you have any estimate of how long that > train is? > > Thanks! Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/27/17 21:00 Re: Vale is testing the 658 ore cars train at EFC system (Brazil) Author: tomstp Good grief over 22000 feet, 4.16 miles.
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