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Date: 03/14/26 16:35
VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil)
Author: pedrop

It happened yesterday, friday 03/13,  at 10:38 PM. The grain train J500 with 90 loaded hoppers and five locomotives found a rock slide inside a narrow cut at Km 748 in Pratinha, a small location near the town of Campos Altos, MG. With the impact, the second locomotive entered at the side of the first one. The first DPU derrailed and laid on its side. The engineer scapped with any enjuries. VLI says the tracks will be closed for a week due the difficult to access the location and the amount of freighr cars and locomotives involved in the accident.

1- 2) VLI 8668 and 6188 stucked side by side inside the cut;

3) The rock slide and one of the locomotives behind it.

Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/14/26 16:45 by pedrop.



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Date: 03/14/26 16:39
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: pedrop

4) Grain cars derailed inside the cut;

5 - 6) One of the DPU laid on its  side.

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



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Date: 03/14/26 16:44
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: pedrop

7 - 9) It won't be easy to clean that mess.

That's all for now.

Pedro

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



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Date: 03/14/26 22:47
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: SP4360

Geez what a mess. Glad crew was ok, could have easily been a different outcome.

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Date: 03/15/26 05:00
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: pedrop

10) Another picture showing the rock slide.

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

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Date: 03/15/26 12:01
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: march_hare

Wow, what a narrow rock cut!  That must have been a scare for the crew. 

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Date: 03/15/26 14:24
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: pedrop

11 - 12) Pictures from the VLI gang cleaning the mess 
there.

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


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Date: 03/15/26 14:31
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: pedrop

13 - 14) One the DPU in the middle of the train also derailed;

15) Opening the cut to remove the Dash-9s.

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



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Date: 03/16/26 16:32
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: pedrop

16) A video released by the enviroment authorities of Ibia, MG that is monitoring the cleaning operations in the wreck site. 

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

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Date: 03/20/26 08:39
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: portlander

Wow!

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Date: 03/20/26 19:24
Re: VLI grain train J500 found a rock slide on the tracks (Brazil
Author: Ritzville

Quite a serious derailment, amazing no fatalities!

Larry

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