International Railroad Discussion > Narrow and broad gauge action (Brazil)

Hi, yesterday I visited the yard two times to watch some action. I could find Vale narrow gauge empty ore train C669 and MRS broad gauge trains 0772 (cement in bags from Holcin Cement Co.) and O782 (cast iron) at EVP.  Enjoy. 

Pedro
1) Vale C669 empty ore running through EVP yard.
2 - 3) MRS O772 waiting Vale  train clear the section ahead.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/17/21 10:45 by pedrop.

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4- 5) Broad and narrow Dash 9's.
6) Turning the prime mover on.

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

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7 - 8) O772 going away...
9) O782 at EVP station

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

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10 - 12) O782  at EVP.

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

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13) The video.
Hope you all enjoy it. Have a good day.
Pedro

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

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Yo Rezende!
 

Thanks for the enjoyable video Pedro! Likeed all the MRS action. Don't see boxcars very often.

Larry

Nice video and photos.  How much MRS and Vale braad guage traffic do you get vs narrow guage?

Hi, MRS comes here every day to get or bring diverse cargos like coal, cast iron, zinc, containers, cement, steel, big tires for mining equipments and others. It uses to run four trains a day here. Sometimes we have five or six. MRS is working in new loading areas here to encrease the number of trains. This area belongs to VLI and MRS and Vale must deal with VLI to allow more  VLI trains in their area too if they intends to encrease their trains here.
VLI and Vale uses to run up to twenty five trains in 24 hours here. A bit ahead from here, where VLI and Vale have a junction, the number of trains is much bigger, specially in the grain harvest (that it will start this month).

14 - 15) Two views of Eldorado  yard (EEL) near Belo Horizonte.
16) Capitão Eduardo yard (ECE) in the same tracks that serves my area.

espee99 Wrote:
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> Nice video and photos.  How much MRS and Vale
> braad guage traffic do you get vs narrow guage?

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



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 01/18/21 08:59 by pedrop.

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Those are the most heavily used yards you have posted pictures for.

Yes, EEL and ECE yards are heavily used. There is Barreiro yard (FBO) that is broad gauge only. All MRS trains coming yo my area starts st FBO. Also, this yard is used by MRS yo sent cars and locomotives to Horto Florestal shops (EHF).
17 -19) Pics of FBO.

tomstp Wrote:
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> Those are the most heavily used yards you have
> posted pictures for.

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

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More on FBO yard in Belo Horizonte city (BH)

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

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That appears to be fairly large city.