International Railroad Discussion > Iron ore train M212 (Brazil)

Hi, on Wednesday 19 I visited  EPM and EMS yards to watch the arrival of the first VLI ore train coming from Bahia. The ore is coming from Bamin ( Bahia Mining Co) to Vale mining. The consist of the trains are four GE U20C and 40 / 44 GDE  class cars loaded up to 60% of  the capacity since the tracks from Minas Gerais to Bahia to not support the full load of 110 tons of these cars. Each two trains that arrives at EMS are joined in one 84 ore cars train to Vale.
All pics and videos done with cell phone.
Enjoy.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

1) M212 waiting to enter EPM yard. As you can see, the location has a big grade what makes a challenger to the  U20C to start moving from this point.

2 - 3) Crossing the road.

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

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4- 6) Entering EPM yard

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

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7) The couple of the tiny GE makes an amazing sound accelerating up the grade.

8 - 9) The DPU

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

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10 - 11) More of the DPU
12) The tail end

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

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13) The video 

Later I will add another  thread showing the switching operations at EMS yard 

Pedro

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

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Thanks for pix. Big "G" Gercina building at X-ing looks like one that was damaged in derailment a few years ago.

Yes, it is.

Lurch_in_ABQ Wrote:
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> Thanks for pix. Big "G" Gercina building at X-ing
> looks like one that was damaged in derailment a
> few years ago.

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

Thanks.I always enjoy your posts.
That lead unit has a sweet horn.

Uncle Joe
Seffner,Fl.

Nice video. Leslie horn needs some work.

Regards, Jim Evans

Nice to see a new service operating on the narrow guage.  Thanks for all the photos and videos.

Great post, Pedro.  Thanks!

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ