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International Railroad Discussion > Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil)Date: 10/13/18 11:15 Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, today a Rumo broad gauge loaded grain hit an empty one in a siding at Aparecida do Taboado, MS. People say the DPU derailed at 64km/h while crossing the switch machine.
Pics and video receiced frim friends by WhatsApp. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Date: 10/13/18 15:24 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: DKay Big mess there Pedro.Been a rough couple of weeks for Brazil railroads judging by your photos.
Regards,DK Date: 10/13/18 17:56 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: tomstp The birds will like them.
Date: 10/13/18 18:08 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: pedrop Yes, 24 cars full of corn on the ground😁
tomstp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The birds will like them. Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/13/18 18:13 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: inCHI Hope the crews are ok, that looks terrible.
Date: 10/13/18 18:53 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: pedrop Yes, Rumo says they suffered light injuries and are ok now.
Pedro inCHI Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hope the crews are ok, that looks terrible. Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/13/18 18:56 by pedrop. Date: 10/14/18 17:40 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: pedrop Cleaning the site. Note the old BN C30-7 with the crane.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/16/18 17:13 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: pedrop A nice video showing Rumo gang cleaning the site of the wreck can be seen here
https://youtu.be/5L8sF4uzg1s Pedro Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/17/18 14:19 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: railstiesballast So it was not a collision between two trains but a derailment of one train that hit the other one on a separate track?
Date: 10/17/18 15:00 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: pedrop Yes sir, the loaded grain derail when the DPU reached the switching machine point and hit the lead unit of the empty grain.
Pedro railstiesballast Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So it was not a collision between two trains but a > derailment of one train that hit the other one on > a separate track? Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/17/18 15:00 by pedrop. Date: 10/17/18 22:17 Re: Rumo grain trains collision ( Brazil) Author: railstiesballast Thanks for the detail.
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