International Railroad Discussion > Cement train in the rain (Brazil)

Hi, today morning I visited EVP yard and found VLI limestone train  C664 and MRS cement O772. I took some pics and videos.
 
1 - 3) Broad gauge C30-7 and narrow gauge U20C facing each other.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/24/20 20:37 by pedrop.

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4) 3752 is a former Conrail C30-7.
5 - 6) C44EMi 3922 working as DPU of train O772.

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/24/20 20:38 by pedrop.

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7) O772 at Km 624.  This train had an issue later and needed to be rescued by a coupler of C44EMi.
8) Box cars loaded with cement in bags.
9) The DPU.

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

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10 - 11) Empty Liz cement cars class TPS. These cars were rented by Tupy Cement Co.

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

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12 - 13) MRS FLS class cars. These are all door cars with canvas sides

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

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13) The video.

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

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That is the most steel box cars I have seen in your videos or pictures.  I also note they are rusting badly.  I guess the rairoad doesn't care as long as they can take a load and roll.

That is the most steel box cars I have seen in your videos or pictures.  I also note they are rusting badly.  I guess the railroad doesn't care as long as they can take a load and roll.

Hi, yes the box cars are not common nowadays. MRS preffer to use All Door car, like the ones we see in the end of train O772 in the video above. Most of MRS and VLI box cars were made in Romania in the 1970's. 

14 - 15) Freight car plates recovered from scrap yards.

tomstp Wrote:
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> That is the most steel box cars I have seen in
> your videos or pictures.  I also note they are
> rusting badly.  I guess the railroad doesn't care
> as long as they can take a load and roll.

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

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What do they haul in the cars both steel  and all door soft side cars?

The steel boxes use to carry cement in bags. The all door carry many kinds of cargo on pallets, like beer and cement in bags too.  

tomstp Wrote:
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> What do they haul in the cars both steel  and all
> door soft side cars?

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

Nice interesting train with boxcars and very different looking cement cars. Nice to see you are getting some rain.

Larry