International Railroad Discussion > Switching train E731 (Brazil)

Hi, yesterday I spent sometimes in EVP yard watching the local crew switching train E731. E means  "Express", so this is a priority train like the BNSF Z train. This train came from Bahia state. It usually takes  plastic from EEL yard near here to DPA yard in Bahia. It is a journey of more that 1,300 km. The train is small, with twenty two containers. In this operation here, the train received more thirty containers with steel coils to EEL yard.
Hope every body enjoy the U20C's in action. 

Pedro
 

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




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1 - 3) The local W013 arrived before E731 in the yard. 

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

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4 - 6) Local E013 and the containers with steel coils to be added to E731.

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

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7 - 9) Vale BB40-9W's that will  be used later to form limestone train  class C 04. Unit 1270 is special for me since it was my number in the Air Force Academy.

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



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10 - 12) Some MoW equipamentos in the yard.

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

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13) Another MoW vehicle. 
14 - 15) E731 is arriving.

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

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16) U20C  and BB40-9W. 
17 - 18) Turning on the second U20C and starting the switching operations.

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



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19) Uncoupling from E731.
20 - 21) Switching from track #2 to #3.

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

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19 - 20) Taking the containers with steel.
21) The first car of train E731 without the locomotives. 
Since the switching operations used to delay a bit and the evening was coming, I ended my photography section with this last picture.
 

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

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22) The video edited to TO. The full video version can be watched in my YouTube channel using this address:  youtu.be/r2m8F43BQIQ

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

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Pedro,
I love your pictures,keep them coming.
I live in Florida,wish I could visit.

Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe, if the world comes back to normal one day, we can do international railroading trips again.  In these crazzy times, even inside our countries is not safe to travel. Let's pray for better days.
retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> Pedro,
> I love your pictures,keep them coming.
> I live in Florida,wish I could visit.
>
> Uncle Joe

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

Very NICE series! Enjoyed the switching video. One of your engines tried to be an ALCO, lol. Everything looks so green after the rain. With the dark clouds looks like more rain is coming. 

Larry

These all seem to be narrow gauge trains, but the broad gauge rails appear used as well. What are the differences?

Hi, my area is dual guage since it is also served by MRS railroad (1,600mm). 
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> These all seem to be narrow gauge trains, but the
> broad gauge rails appear used as well. What are
> the differences?

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