International Railroad Discussion > Progress Rail closes the plant in Brazil

A sad news: Progress Rail of Brazil closed the Hortolandia,SP plant. Hortolandia plant was used to repair and overhaul locomotives. Now the job on old locomotives will be done in EMD plant. That's why the Joules rebuilt from old SD40s are coming from EMD plant, with other export units that were sent to Africa last month. EMD plant used to be a plant for new units only, like the SD70's and the Vale mining Joule that was not rebuilt from old SD40s.

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/24/23 19:03 by pedrop.

So Progress/EMD has no locomotive factory remaining in Brazil?

Progress Rail has a plant in Hortolândia SP to work with old units and EMD has a plant in Sete Lagoas MG to build new units. Now, EMD / Progress will use the same plant in Sete Lagoas for new and old units.

GN1969 Wrote:
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> So Progress/EMD has no locomotive factory
> remaining in Brazil?

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

pedrop Wrote:
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> ..... with other export units that were
> sent to Africa last month. 

What were those locomotives Pedro?

Old Progress Rail SD40-2s overhauled to Gabon, Africa. Here it is the thread about them:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?6,5597079

9E56 Wrote:
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> pedrop Wrote:
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> > ..... with other export units that were
> > sent to Africa last month. 
>
> What were those locomotives Pedro?

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

Which plant did the Joule that went to the USA for Pacific Harbor Lines get rebuilt at? Thanks

It was rebuilt at Sete Lagoas plant, the EMD plant.

alamode Wrote:
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> Which plant did the Joule that went to the USA for
> Pacific Harbor Lines get rebuilt at? Thanks

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

The units rebuilt to Chile were made in Hortolândia plant, the one that closed.

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