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International Railroad Discussion > Big tires coming to my area (Brazil)Date: 05/07/20 16:56 Big tires coming to my area (Brazil) Author: pedrop Hi, MRS is coming from Rio de Janeiro to my area with a special cargo of big tires for mining trucks, maybe to Vale mining. Some folks recorded a video of the train at Juiz de Fora, MG. I hope it can arrive here in town on Saturday morning.
Pics from the video of Portal dos Trilhos Pedro Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/07/20 17:02 by pedrop.    Date: 05/07/20 16:59 Re: Big tires coming my area (Brazil) Author: pedrop The video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo-8u54grVs&feature=youtu.be
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 05/07/20 22:41 Re: Big tires coming my area (Brazil) Author: E25 'Looks like "O"-gauge tires on an "N" -gauge model railroad! Those things are huge.
Greg Stadter Phoenix, AZ Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 05/07/20 22:43 by E25. Date: 05/08/20 10:39 Re: Big tires coming my area (Brazil) Author: Harlock convertible cargo containers! Well, I guess those are always going on the top of the stack!
Mike Massee Tehachapi, CA Photography, Railroading and more.. Date: 05/08/20 10:50 Re: Big tires coming my area (Brazil) Author: pedrop Any idea of where these tires came from?
Posted from Android Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 05/08/20 11:10 Re: Big tires coming my area (Brazil) Author: boejoe pedrop Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Any idea of where these tires came from? > > Posted from Android I know that Michelin has a few tire manufacturing locations in South Carolina. One makes "Earthmover Tires" that can be 13 feet tall. Many move to the port of Charleston SC for export and in these open top containers as shown. Some are shipped on low frame trailers so as to clear bridges and other low clearance areas. Date: 05/11/20 07:22 Re: Big tires coming my area (Brazil) Author: ShortlinesUSA I am staying in Charleston, South Carolina right now and have seen several of these containers being trucked to the ports. I have not seen any of these shipments handled by rail to the ports, so I believe they must be highway only from a relatively nearby plant.
Date: 05/11/20 10:58 Re: Big tires coming my area (Brazil) Author: PHall There are/were tire plants in the midwest that made big tires like that for the mining industry.
It would make sense for them to ship by rail. But anything under about 500 miles will probably go by road. Date: 05/12/20 17:38 Re: Big tires coming my area (Brazil) Author: jcaestecker Thank you for your photos, Pedro. I never get 'Tired' of seeing them!
-John |