International Railroad Discussion > Fuel train D717 (Brazil)

Hi, my friend Everton sent me these videos and pics of fuel train D717 running near his ranch today morning.

Pedro

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

1 and 3 - the couple of BB40's climbing the tortuous grade of the hill near Djalma Dutra siding. 

2 - VLI tank cars 

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Vespasiano MG,
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4 and 5 - the consist twisting along the tortuous route.

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

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6 - The video of train D717

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Vespasiano MG,
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7 - D717 seen from the ranch.

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/12/20 07:15 by pedrop.

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I may be asking a impossible to answer question but here goes.  On the narrow gauge what is the average speed in miles per hour and the same question for broad gauge?  And what is the speed limit for both?

Good sound on those.

I'm trying to picture that train on the Cumbres and Toltec!

Thanks for sharing.
 

Hi, well we use KM per hour here. In the narrow gauge tracks of the best quality like Vale EFVM we can see passenger trains up to 80 km/h and freight 60km/h. VLI and other with poor tracks can run up to 50 km/h.

Broad gauge freight trains run from 50 to 80 km/h depending of the tracks. Vale and VLI broad gauge have good tracks and the speed is nice too.

Pedro

tomstp Wrote:
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> I may be asking a impossible to answer question
> but here goes.  On the narrow gauge what is the
> average speed in miles per hour and the same
> question for broad gauge?  And what is the speed
> limit for both?

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

That is a heck of a ranch!

Thanks Pedro.  50 KM = 31 mph:  60km= 37 mph, 80 km=49 mph.
 

Didn’t the Pondorosa at the end have a narrow gauge line and the V&T in Virginia City?  Ben Cartwright was a progressive business man.

So this is the Brazilian Cans?

Tunnel Motors in Brazil??!!

Yes, sir...one of them. Almost all railroads here have Can trains.


PHall Wrote:
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> So this is the Brazilian Cans?

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

Yes sir, former UP tunnel motors rebuilt to narrow gauge.

JGFuller Wrote:
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> Tunnel Motors in Brazil??!!

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

Taht was quite a long train for down there???
Thank you for sharing !!! :):):)

They use knuckle couplers down there so long trains are common.