International Railroad Discussion > The first two EMD SD70BBJ from Brazil to Australia

Today I received a call from a friend saying that the trucks to carry the first two battery powered SD70BBJ locomotives produced by EMD of Brazil arrived at the plant in Sete Lagoas. In one or two days the trucks will take to road bound to Rio de Janeiro port to be loaded into a ship to Australia. I am not in my town these days and I imagine I can meet the trucks on the road in the next weekend. I asked friends to try to see it on the trucks leaving EMD plant. Let's see if we can have pics of them without the canvas EMD use to cover the locomotives sent to the costumers by truck.

Pedro

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




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These are the two units for FMG? Any pics of the builders stickers would be appreciated. BHP also has two on order.



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The Joule is on the road hemetically protected by  special canvas. For while, I have only this small pic published in the Instagran. I hope to see it on the road too.

1) The locomotive  near EMD plant.

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



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More pics of the first SD70BBJ to Australia. The second unit is leaving EMD plant right now.

2- 4) The SD70BBJ near EMD plant in Sete Lagoas. Pics from the Transpes Co.

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

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Excited to see these locomotives completed. Looks like the bogies are shipping separately, any chance to get a picture of those? They could ship in 3 pieces, two sub-bogies and the span bolster. 

Dave

Dave, this time EMD of Brazil  treated these units as big secret. I have the pics when it was testing here on the broad gauge MRS rr. I imagine they use the same trucks and narrowed them to standard gauge later.

bogieman Wrote:
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> Excited to see these locomotives completed. Looks
> like the bogies are shipping separately, any
> chance to get a picture of those? They could ship
> in 3 pieces, two sub-bogies and the span
> bolster. 
>
> Dave

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

5) I received this video today from a friend showing the first EMD SD70BBJ "Joule" to Australia running on BR-040 road in Barbacena, MG state. The second one is also on the same road but far behind this one. In one or two weeks it can reach the port in Rio de Janeiro.

Pedro

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



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