International Railroad Discussion > VLI AC44i on the road (Brazil)

Hi, pics from my friend Eden Luiz Carvalho Jr (with his permition) showing an AC44i been transfered from VLI São Paulo corridor to FNS - Ferrovia Norte Sul, in Anapolis GO. All the thirty two (32) units will be moved to FNS due to the new GE BBI43 and GT46 allocation in the southeast corridor.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/18 12:21 by pedrop.

Here it is the first one.

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

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Is there not a railroad connection between the two?

Hi, I forgot to mention that the connection is in narrow gauge and these units are broad gauge.

tomstp Wrote:
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> Is there not a railroad connection between the
> two?

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

8564 on the road

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

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8583 on the road

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

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Let´s fuel the trucks

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

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BTW, the journey by truck is 1076 km.

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/19/18 19:22 by pedrop.

I count at least forty rubber tires rolling, more if the trailer axles are duallys.

Imagine the cost just to move them and they don't look very clean if they are suppose to be "new" units.

Jim
Hatboro, PA

Impressive photos.

Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> I count at least forty rubber tires rolling, more
> if the trailer axles are duallys.

Looks like trailer axles are dual wheeled. That makes 104 tires between the two trucks! Now that is spreading the load!

Cliff Rutherford
Grain Valley, MO



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/18 05:25 by ATSF_Cliff.

pedrop Wrote:
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> BTW, the journey by truck is 1076 km.

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Congratulations to your friend uǝpƎ on receiving Image Of The Day, and thank you for taking the time to post these very interesting photographs.

By the way, 1076 kilometers = 668.595 miles.

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/18 06:16 by Larry020.

Wondering about average speed of move like this?

THAT-L-DO

Thank you Pedro for showing up Eden's photos.....thank Eden for us, too! Why couldn't they put meter gauge idler trucks under these units, and move them on the meter gauge line to their new home? How many locomotives are going to be moved?

awesome photos

Each unit is been moved at a base of R$500,000.00 (US $ 125,000.00). VLI will move about 32 units, so we concludes it will spend a lot if money in this operation.
Yes, they are not new units, but locomotices been moved from one point to other in VLI system. They have about 3 to 4 years old.

Chooch Wrote:
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> Imagine the cost just to move them and they don't
> look very clean if they are suppose to be "new"
> units.
>
> Jim
> Hatboro, PA

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/18 12:23 by pedrop.

The trucks move about 10 to 30 km/hour.

THAT-L-DO Wrote:
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> Wondering about average speed of move like this?
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> THAT-L-DO

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

Hi, the narrow gauge tracks linking the two broad gauge systens do not have template to accept these standard AC44i's. There are many narrow cuts, tight curves, narrow tunnels and bridges on the way. And the tracks are very bad. So, it is better to move by truck. But when FNS tracks arrives in Mato Grosso state and link with Rumo railroad, the north and south system will be linked by broad gauge too. At leat two new broad gauge railroads are under construction to link FNS with the VLI narrow gauge system.
At least 32 units will be moved by truck. For while, six arrived at FNS.


lynnpowell Wrote:
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> Thank you Pedro for showing up Eden's
> photos.....thank Eden for us, too! Why couldn't
> they put meter gauge idler trucks under these
> units, and move them on the meter gauge line to
> their new home? How many locomotives are going to
> be moved?

Posted from Android

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/18 13:21 by pedrop.

Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> I count at least forty rubber tires rolling, more
> if the trailer axles are duallys.


I would guess the trailer alone has 160 tires.