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International Railroad Discussion > Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil)Date: 07/14/18 15:10 Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop Yesterday (July 13), I did a trip to Barbacena, MG and could spend part of the day railfaning around. The area is served by MRS railroad and the comon trains are empty ore and freight. Here are some pics.
1 and 2 - MRS C44EMi 3935 leading an empty cement train of Holcim cars near the local airport. Watch the video in HD here www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q-c4ZMzByw&t=7s Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/18 15:48 by pedrop.   Date: 07/14/18 15:16 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop 3 - MRS GDT class ore car parked ina siding at Dr Sá Fortes, in Antônio Carlos, MG;
4 - Detail of the lettering in the viaduct: 6 a. Residencia, EFCB 1927; EFCB stand for Estrada de Ferro Central do Brazil Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/18 15:17 by pedrop.   Date: 07/14/18 15:21 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop 5 - Old Dr Sá Fprtes depot and the GDT class cars parked in the siding;
6- A view in the oposite direction. A sharp curve is sure a not nice place to watch a train coming in high speed. So,let´ss move to another position. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   Date: 07/14/18 15:33 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop 7 - I took the dirt road and went to the end of the siding. I good location to waiting for a train. The red lights is on, so a train is coming from that direction;
8 - The area near the crossing level looks nice. Let´s wait here. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   Date: 07/14/18 15:37 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: zorz pedrop Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 7 - I took the dirt road and went to the end of > the siding. I good location to waiting for a > train. The red lights is on, so a train is > coming from that direction; > 8 - The area near the crossing level looks nice. > Let´s wait here. That is a very unusual signal! What is the third offset lower head for? Posted from iPhone Date: 07/14/18 15:38 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop 9 - After a few minutes a pair of AC44i arrived leading an empty ore. Watch the video in HD here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTQcPsypRuI&t=26s
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/18 15:43 by pedrop.  Date: 07/14/18 16:04 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop The is a sign to give permission to enter a track occupied by another train of freight cars. Remember that the siding has GDT class cars parked there, so if a locomotive need to go there to catch them, it will find that third light Yellow. When the enginner finds this signal ON, he needs to call the CTC to confirm the operation and them go ahead with caution and prepared to stop. It is called Calling Signal.
zorz Wrote: > That is a very unusual signal! What is the third > offset lower head for? > Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/18 16:05 by pedrop. Date: 07/14/18 18:23 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop 10 and 11 - Time to move again. Now I am at Antonio Carlos, a small town close to Barbacena. In a few minutes the first train came: an couple of C44EMi arrived with empty gondolas for iron cast.. Do not worry, the old man near the tracks is just taking care some horses nearby. Watch the video here www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqSYHWupmfY&t=14s
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   Date: 07/14/18 22:38 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: gonx Very nice photos!
Thanks for sharing. Date: 07/15/18 04:26 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: Milepost_130 I enjoyed these images. Thanks.
Date: 07/15/18 10:54 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: 86235 Yes, very nice.
Date: 07/15/18 14:52 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop Back to Barbacena (FBC), I found SD40-3 5306 parked in a spur at the station yard. 5306 is former SP SD45R 8940, later 7475. It is the new MoW locomotive at FBC.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   Date: 07/15/18 14:56 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop A view of the cab and front trucks.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1  Date: 07/15/18 15:44 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop I took these views of the SD40-3 from a mall nearby. You can have an idea of the area around the station.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   Date: 07/15/18 15:57 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop Two views of the station. The first was taken from downtown.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   Date: 07/15/18 16:13 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop One of the Barbacena most famous icons is the stone arch railroad bridge built in the 1870's. In a supermarket near the station we can see old photos and a replica of it.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 07/15/18 16:20 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: pedrop Old switching machines are found in Barbacena yard, like this one from the 1870's.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   Date: 07/20/18 20:46 Re: Railfaning around Barbacena, MG (Brazil) Author: SouthWestRailCams |