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International Railroad Discussion > What a huge porch ! (Brazil)Date: 05/26/18 18:37 What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, today afternoon I took some pics of the EMD BB40´s that were leading train C700 here in town. While the yard man Roberto was switching some cars to add in the train, I took some pics of him on the huge porch or VLI BB40T-2 4826.
Pedro Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Date: 05/26/18 18:45 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: pedrop Date: 05/26/18 20:32 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: tomstp Do they use hand signals to switch? Or is it done with radios?
Date: 05/26/18 20:40 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: Lurch_in_ABQ Add a roof to the porch to make a BB veranda.
Date: 05/27/18 02:44 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: kgmontreal Good shots of a strange looking locomotive. I always look forward to your photos.
KG Date: 05/27/18 05:13 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, they use radios.
tomstp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do they use hand signals to switch? Or is it done > with radios? Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 05/27/18 09:45 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: YukonYeti Good stuff Rezende!
YY Date: 05/27/18 12:51 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: BobP Is it because they needed the extra room for extra axles to reduce the weight/axle?
Date: 05/27/18 13:11 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: pedrop Yes sir. You are right.
BobP Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is it because they needed the extra room for extra > axles to reduce the weight/axle? Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 05/27/18 21:27 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: Railbaron Pedro, quick question.
Looking at the 4826 it still has the dynamic brake grill and bulge on the side of the hood but they have removed the fans. Are these units dynamic brake equipped still and if so where are the grids and fans? It is a very interesting conversion the way they have basically sheared the roof off making it flat for clearances. Keep up the great reporting. Date: 05/28/18 18:26 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: bogieman Pedro,
Do you know what the axle load on these units is? There must be a large amount of ballast in the extension of the underframe in the front so that the axle loads are equalized. Just looking at it, it seems terribly out of balance to the rear. Date: 05/30/18 06:12 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: zorz Railbaron Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Pedro, quick question. > > Looking at the 4826 it still has the dynamic brake > grill and bulge on the side of the hood but they > have removed the fans. Are these units dynamic > brake equipped still and if so where are the grids > and fans? > > It is a very interesting conversion the way they > have basically sheared the roof off making it flat > for clearances. > > Keep up the great reporting. They moved the dynamic brakes beneath the radiators Date: 05/30/18 08:43 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: 4489 Are these beasts standard gauge or a narrower gauge?
Date: 05/30/18 15:33 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, they are narrow gauge (1,000mm).
4489 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are these beasts standard gauge or a narrower > gauge? Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 05/31/18 18:39 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: pedrop I think this picture can explain it better. The Dinamic brake fans of the old SD40-2's and Sd40T-2's were moved to inside the carbody and below to the main radiator fans.
> Railbaron Wrote: > > Pedro, quick question. Are these units dynamic > > brake equipped still and if so where are the > grids > > and fans? Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 05/31/18 18:51 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: pedrop Dave, the engineer responsable to the conversion process produced an article where he says:
"The change of trucks and the increase of the size of the locomotive cause that its weight is increased. To maintain the original weight of the locomotive, the part of the ballast installed during the manufacture of the locomotive is withdrawned. The ballast must be removed taking into account that the counter-shaft of the platform must be maintained" bogieman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pedro, > > Do you know what the axle load on these units is? > There must be a large amount of ballast in the > extension of the underframe in the front so that > the axle loads are equalized. Just looking at it, > it seems terribly out of balance to the rear. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 06/05/18 12:47 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: fs321a Just gotta say that I always enjoy your pictures. Someday I will visit down there.
Jon in Az Posted from Android Date: 06/05/18 13:00 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: Larry020 pedrop Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, they are narrow gauge (1,000mm). Standard Gauge of 4 feet 8 1/2 inches = 143.51 Centimeters ʎɹɹɐ˥ Date: 06/05/18 13:08 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: RRBadTrack B+B B+B
Amazingly cool units! Date: 06/05/18 14:56 Re: What a huge porch ! (Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, hurry up if you intend to see the DDM45´s. More and more are been sent to scrap yards. This week another two were torch down.
fs321a Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just gotta say that I always enjoy your pictures. > Someday I will visit down there. > > Jon in Az > > Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/05/18 15:00 by pedrop. |