International Railroad Discussion > A sunny day in EVP yard (Brazil)

Hi, today morning I passed by EVP yard and found some nice trains and great Summer lights. Enjoy

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

1) MRS iron cast and containers train O782 changing crew at the yard;

2 and 3) Vale BB40-9W 1310, BB40-9 1112 and BB40-9W 1311 parked on track #3 waiting to form limestone train C194 latter;



 

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

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4 -6) Vale units

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

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7-9) More views of Vale and MRS in the yard.

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

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10) The yard switchers arrived as train L006 after switch some chemical cars;

11 - 12) A truck with a tractor to clean the yard;

 

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

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13) Waiting at the pedestrian walway  for the MRS train departure the yard.

14) The engineer Romualdo  leaving  the U20C yard switchers and walking back to the station;

15) MRS leahing the yard after a stop for crew changing.

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

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16 - 17) C44EMi 3922 and C26-7MP 3645;

18) The containers in the end of MRS train.

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

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19 - 21) The DPUs C36-7 3861 and  C30-7 3737.

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

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22 - 24) The containers.

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

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25) The video .

All pics and video taken with my cell phone Galaxy S9+.

Thanks for watching. 

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

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Sounds like they use new cast Nathan P3 horns there. Similar to old SP.

Regards, Jim Evans

26 and 27) At the same time I was taking pics in the yard, my pilot friend Rony was taking off CFN airport and took these pics of the trains in the yard here.

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/02/20 08:21 by pedrop.

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Val engine # 1311:  There appears to be two red lights and something that is large and white on the top of the nose of the engine.  What are they used for?

Really enjoyed these shots.
Thanks for posting them.
Gary

Hi, the red lights and the video camera in the nose are of the crewless system used in the 12 units that worked to lead ore trains in the area in danger of dam collapse, like happened in 2019 here when a dam collapsed and kill 254 employees. Since than, in some dam with risk of coĺlapse, the trains that run in the area in front of them were prepared to run remotally, in general 12 to 20 km. Vale ceased the use of crewless train for while, but MRS still moving up to four trains a day remotally in the area in front of dams. But MRS use another system different from the one developed by Vale.
The white ball on the top of nose is a GPS antenna of VLI on board system. 

28) The flash lights and GPS antenna.

tomstp Wrote:
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> Val engine # 1311:  There appears to be two red
> lights and something that is large and white on
> the top of the nose of the engine.  What are they
> used for?

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



Edited 6 time(s). Last edit at 02/02/20 16:43 by pedrop.

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29) MRS crewless units have the flash lights inside the cab.

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



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/02/20 16:44 by pedrop.

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That was really interesting ! Thak you for sharing !!! :):):)

Thanks Pedro.

30 - 31) One of the safety device to stop the MRS crewless ore train.

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

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