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International Railroad Discussion > Cement train in the rain (Brazil)Date: 10/24/20 20:16 Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: pedrop 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. Date: 10/24/20 20:20 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: pedrop 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. Date: 10/24/20 20:26 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: pedrop 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 Date: 10/24/20 20:30 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: pedrop 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 Date: 10/24/20 20:32 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: pedrop 12 - 13) MRS FLS class cars. These are all door cars with canvas sides
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/24/20 20:35 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: pedrop 13) The video.
Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 10/25/20 10:06 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: tomstp 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.
Date: 10/25/20 10:06 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: tomstp 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.
Date: 10/25/20 11:51 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: pedrop 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: ------------------------------------------------------- > 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 Date: 10/25/20 14:28 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: tomstp What do they haul in the cars both steel and all door soft side cars?
Date: 10/25/20 14:33 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: pedrop 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: ------------------------------------------------------- > What do they haul in the cars both steel and all > door soft side cars? Pedro Rezende Vespasiano MG, https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1 Date: 10/25/20 21:51 Re: Cement train in the rain (Brazil) Author: Ritzville Nice interesting train with boxcars and very different looking cement cars. Nice to see you are getting some rain.
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