International Railroad Discussion > Vespasiano reporting (Brazil)

Hi, the weather here in my area is very dry and hot as usual in Spring.  Not a drop of rain in the last 60 days, temperature reaching 38C and moisture below 40. Not a good weather to railfaning around, but since EVP yard is in downtown, I can get some pictures almost daily. Here are some from the last four days.

1 - 3)  On Friday 17, I found limestone train C604 parked at mainline waiting a call to go ahead. This train uses have containers with limestone rocks and ore cars with limestone powder.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/21 18:21 by pedrop.

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4 - 5) A view of the containers section of train C604. Note the big BB40T3 parked with a MoW train in the background,
6) GDE class ore car.

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/21 18:25 by pedrop.

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Nice look at your backyard trains Pedro. Hope you get some rain soon and cooler weather. What is that big facility in the background in #4? Do they make cement or limestone?

Larry

7) The end of C604;
8) The same MoW train after the C604 departure from the yard,
9) On Sunday 19, The MoW train and some GE parked in the yard.

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



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/21 18:44 by pedrop.

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Larry, that is a cement factory. In my area we have many of them since we have a lot of limestone formation nearby.

Ritzville Wrote:
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> Nice look at your backyard trains Pedro. Hope you
> get some rain soon and cooler weather. What is
> that big facility in the background in #4? Do they
> make cement or limestone?
>
> Larry

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

10) Cast iron train C118 passing by the EVP depot,
11 - 12) Gondolas loaded with cast iron.
 

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

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13 - 15) Today morning,  there were three VLI dash 9's and four U20C parked in the yard. And the MoW train still there with old SD40T-2.

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

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16) Another view of the fallen flag fca and the VLI dash 9's,
17) The crew arriving to get the dash 9's,
18) A random view of the yard.

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

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19) The video of cast iron train C118.
A full version can be watched here http://Youtu.be/n1PUqzCSG0o
It's all for today.

Pedro

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

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Liked the iron train going by the Depot abd the big CAT on the MoW train.

Larry

20) Here it is the station today morning. Note the trench under it;
21) A nice location to get a picture of a train a coming to the yard.

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/21 05:25 by pedrop.

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Hi, here it is common.  They can be covered with canvas if necessary. These container are very versatile for big cargos like the out off road truck tires common seen here too. These containers with tires comes from somewhere in US.
22 - 23) Out off road truck tires on MRS trains.

rantoul Wrote:
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> I don't recall ever seeing an open top
> container...is that common?

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/21 18:29 by pedrop.

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Pedro,
Photo one.
Is  that a turntable on the left?

Uncle Joe
Seffner,Fl.

No, it is a end of track #3. There was a turntanle about 60 km from here, but it was demolished in end of 1990's.

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> Pedro,
> Photo one.
> Is  that a turntable on the left?
>
> Uncle Joe
> Seffner,Fl.

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

Like those BIG tires!!

Larry

 

Many years ago I was a tire changer in a Sears Automotive store in California. I'm happy to never have had to change one of those huge tires.