International Railroad Discussion > 1979 Brazil Rail to Sea ( Vitória, Espírito Santo )

All 1979
One of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce's transfer facilities in city of Vitória, Espírito Santo state.
1) Iron Ore ship loading 
2) Ship's name is DoceDelta
3) Telephoto. Also note another railline higher on hillside.

Laurence



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/10/25 09:25 by arrowspatial.

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4)5) upriver is another type of rail to ship iron ore dock
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6) for general freight transfer, rail and ship.

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/10/25 09:12 by arrowspatial.

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Another great set of pictures from the old times.
The ore docks in mountain still there,but it was abandonned in the 1980'.
The scenes of the train receiving cargos from the ship is not possible anymore. The tracks to Vitoria port was removed in the 1980' s too. You probably had seen train crossing the five spam bridge to reach the port. Nowadays, that is a bridge for automobiles only.
The car dumper seen in the left corner of the pics 1-3 was the first one bought by CVRD (now Vale) and it was moved to Acominas Steel mill in Ipatinga to unload coal cars.

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



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/10/25 11:43 by pedrop.

Nice shots.  Thanks.

7) The ore docs along the time. From the construction to nowadays out of service;

8 - 9) The road and railroad bridge to Vitoria port, now a road bridge only.

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

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10) There is no records of diesel trains passing through this bridge,. So, if you had the opportunity to photograph a train crossing this bridge in 1979, it can be a historical photo. 

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

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