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International Railroad Discussion > Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) - part 1Date: 02/23/20 16:09 Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) - part 1 Author: pedrop Hi, I am railfaning in São Paulo state in search of Rumo railroad. It is my first time in Rumo broad gauge system. Enjoy.
Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/20 17:43 by pedrop. Date: 02/23/20 16:18 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system - part 1 (Brazil) Author: pedrop 1 - Rumo empty grain X05 at ZIQ (Itirapina, SP).
2 - MRS AC44i 7346 is rented to Rumo for the grain harvest. 3 - Unit 9806 is a former Burlington Northern C30-7. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/20 17:43 by pedrop.    Date: 02/23/20 16:27 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 4 - Train X05 on way to Mato Grosso state.
5 - 6: Rumo grain trains are much more colored than VLI ones. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 02/23/20 16:56 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 7- Another empty grain arrived in the yard: X59.
8 - The MoW crew works in a switching machine. 9 - X07 departures ZIQ yard. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/20 17:48 by pedrop.    Date: 02/23/20 17:30 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 10 - 12: Grain cars
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 02/23/20 17:37 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 13 - Former ALL red car.
14 - Note the narrow gauge car between the two red running on broad gague trucks. They will be converted to narrow gauge again when Rumo receive more brand new HPT class cars. 15 - Rumo first paiting scheme. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 02/23/20 17:42 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 16 - Another former narrow gauge car.
17 - Old Ferronorte aluminium grain hopper. 18 - The end of the train. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 02/23/20 17:48 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 19 - 21: X07 arrives at ZIQ.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1    Date: 02/23/20 17:54 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 22 - 23: X07 at ZIQ.
24 - A small video of X07 at ZIQ. Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1   You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 02/23/20 18:11 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 25 - The video of X05 leaving ZIQ yard.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 02/23/20 18:22 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: pedrop 26 - Empty grain X59 leaving ZIQ yard.
Unfortunately a loaded grain had an issue in a yard ahead and blocked more trains coming to us. This was the end of day 1 at Rumo system. Soon the part 2 will be published here. Pedro Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/23/20 18:26 by pedrop. You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 02/23/20 19:06 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: ble692 Good bunch Pedro. That's quite a colorful fleet of locomotives and cars there.
Date: 02/23/20 21:18 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: SvenMolson Excellent stuff Rezende!
keep it coming! sven Date: 02/23/20 23:18 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: Utahfannz Excellent Pedro, as usual.
Date: 02/24/20 01:00 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) - part 1 Author: santafesteve What is the gauge ?
Date: 02/24/20 01:48 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) - part 1 Author: pedrop Hi, it is broad gauge - 1,600mm.
Pedro santafesteve Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What is the gauge ? Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 02/24/20 06:23 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) Author: retcsxcfm Nice shots.
Makes me want to come down and visit. Uncle Joe Middle of Florida on the West Coach. Date: 02/24/20 07:41 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) - part 1 Author: icancmp193 pedrop Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, it is broad gauge - 1,600mm. > > Pedro > > santafesteve Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > What is the gauge ? > > Posted from Android About 5'3" for those of us who are metrically challenged :-) TJY Date: 02/24/20 09:43 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) - part 1 Author: tomstp Interesting that the coupler height on the narrow gauge hopper car is the same as the broad gauge. I assume Rumo hauls general freight?
Date: 02/24/20 16:38 Re: Railfaning in Rumo system (Brazil) - part 1 Author: chitownjeff Also interesting no End Of Train device.
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