Discussion

• Recent
• Western Railroads
• Eastern Railroads
• Passenger Trains
• Steam Railroading
• Nostalgia & History
• Railroaders' Nostalgia
• Canadian Railroads
• European Railroads
• International
• Model Railroading
• Railfan Technology
• Guidelines

Media Sharing

• Video & Audio
• Static Photography

Hosting

• Member Directory
• More Information

Library

• Fanfinder
• Newsletters
• Contest Winners
• Virtual Reality
• Classified Ads

Site Info

• About us
• Contact us
• Give Gift Membership
• Privacy Policy

International Railroad Discussion > I´m back! News from the Model Railroading Show (Brazil)

Hi, I am back after some days absent from this website. I had a few issues to solve here, but now I am ok and ready to post here again.

In the last weekend (09/28-29) I went to São Carlos, SP  to visit the annual Model Railroad Show, that also receives many railfans since it happens in the railroad station on the Rumo mainline grain corridor. In spite of a public smaller than last year, there was a great train action all day and night. I took some pics and a few videos. 

1) The big São Carlos station dates from 1908 and it was replaces and old one much older. It was built by former Companhia Paulista after it takes over an old railroad there as a way to expand its broad gauge network in the coffee fields in São Paulo state;

2) An empty grain waits at the siding for a crossing with a loaded one;

3) The loaded grain crossing with the empty at ZSK siding. Note the name of the station painted on the roof of the station. It was a practice of the early days of the Air Mail of the Army in the 1930´s. 

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

---

---

---

4) An empty cellulose train waiting for a crossing at the siding;

5) A loaded train entering the ZSK yard while climbing the 1.0% grade. At left, the empty train seen in pics 3 and 4 waiting its time to go down the grade;

6) The last DPU of the loaded grain passing by the leading units of the empty grain.

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

---

---

---

7 - 8) C30-7 9406 rests with a balast train in the ZSK yard;

9) An empty grain with four AC44 passing by the old C30-7 9406 and its ballast train.

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

---

---

---

10) MRS AC44i 3449 leading a sugar train through ZSK yard;

11) MRS AC44i 7322 is the first DPU of the sugar train:

12) AC44i 7271 is the second DPU of the sugar train.

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

---

---

---

13) Another empty grain entering ZSK siding;

14 - 15) The show was also an opportunity to do a tribute Rafael Bulcão, our famous railfan and owner of the youtube channel TRAINS OF BRAZIL , that passed away last monthm at the age of 28.

That´s all for today.

Pedro

 

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

---

---

---