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International Railroad Discussion > Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8Date: 12/06/17 16:59 Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8 Author: Milepost_130 ABPF Cruzeiro acquired an ALCO RSD8 from a seaport terminal. Today (December 6, 2017), it started its journey to the ABPF shop in Cruzeiro - SP. The locomotive will be unloaded tomorrow. This locomotive is meter gauge, built in 1958/1959.
This RSD8 worked in Santos on a branch. Years later it was working in the port doing shunting. Initially it will be in Cruzeiro to receive some work in the shop and, perhaps, new paint. In 2018, it will be moved to Passa Quatro to work on the tunnel. Regarding the planned reconstruction of the meter gauge line between Cruzeiro and Passa Quatro, the first step is to repair the tunnel at the summit, so trains can regularly negotiate the tunnel. ABPF Cruzeiro do not want to do this with steam due to smoke (the tunnel is 1 kilometer in length, with a 3% grade), so operations with the diesel are preferred. After that start it is hoped that the line towards Cruzeiro can be re-opened. This news contributed by: Bruno Sanches Image 1: ALCO RSD8 in transit. Image 2: Fueling the ALCO at a gas station! Date: 12/06/17 19:27 Re: Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8 Author: gaspeamtrak That's a first !!! Thank you for sharing!!! :):):)
Date: 12/06/17 21:07 Re: Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8 Author: mns019 Why is that guy fueling the locomotive on the trailer????
Date: 12/07/17 04:14 Re: Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8 Author: Milepost_130 Presumably, the ABPF guys required diesel fuel for this locomotive, which fuel is not available at their Cruzeiro shop. So, why not stop along the way and simply fuel the locomotive while it is loaded on the trailer?
Date: 12/08/17 09:51 Re: Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8 Author: march_hare Wow, that is the wildest refueling operation I have ever seen. Thanks for posting.
Date: 12/10/17 19:22 Re: Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8 Author: NSDTK The refueling picture got shared to a facebook group by some one, ( Not me ) there was a good laugh by all
Date: 12/26/17 18:51 Re: Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8 Author: SD80MACfan I'll take 500 gallons on pump #5 please!
Date: 12/26/17 18:59 Re: Brazil: ABPF Cruzeiro Acquires an ALCO RSD8 Author: ExSPCondr It must have had a fair amount of fuel in it, as that is only 82 gallons.
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