International Railroad Discussion > Limestone C704 (Brazil)

On March 8, I could watch the limestone train C704 departing from EVP yard here in town bound to Vale mining mainline. It was a ninety  six car train with 6,100 metric tonnes with containers and ore cars in the consist. Here are the pictures.

1) The train at mainline (Track 1) waiting licence to depart. In the background, old units parked on tracks 3 and 4;

2 -3)  Departing from EVP to ECA yard.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,

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4  - 6) The last couple of ore cars in the train received brand new stainless steel sheets.

 

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

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7) The video.

That's all for now.
 

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

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Pedro,
Nice looking video and sounds. I thought I would see some sorta of rear end equipment  like (FRED) here in the states to help with the train line for air thru out the train.
Thanks Robert in Island city Oregon

Pedro,
Are the containers with the limestone rock, open on the top?  Or do they fill them from the end and seal the door for export?

Thanks for an ineresting series and video.

Larry

Robert, Vale and VLI use a small device in the rear end of the trains called DCA. VLI also started to test the common EOT  device in some routes, but only in the routes not connected to Vale.

8 - 9)  DCA;

10) EOT (Fred).



8notch Wrote:
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> Pedro,
> Nice looking video and sounds. I thought I would
> see some sorta of rear end equipment  like (FRED)
> here in the states to help with the train line for
> air thru out the train.
> Thanks Robert in Island city Oregon

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

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These containers with limestone rocks are not for export. They are sent to a steel mill in Vitoria, ES that do not have rail connection. Some containers are openned on top; some not. They are loaded in a facility near here where they are put in a 45 degree slope and loaded with a conveyor belt. See pics below.

11) The conveyor belt that loads the containers;

12) Note that the containers is inclined to be loaded;

13) Some containers are openned on top.Some habe canvas; others have lost them.

BenWight Wrote:
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> Pedro,
> Are the containers with the limestone rock, open
> on the top?  Or do they fill them from the end
> and seal the door for export?

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/12/25 19:02 by pedrop.

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14) A view of the Multitext intermodal terminal in Nova Granja;

15) The bridge that loads and unloads the containers to / from the train.

16) The Google view of the Multitex intermodal terminal: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QQmdRV2pXXxaET4G7

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

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Thanks for the information The pictures are very interesting.
Robert in island City Oregon 

Very interesting and informative, Pedro.  Thanks for your effort and presentation.

Greg Stadter
Phoenix, AZ