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  1. FCA 6150

    FCA 6150

    FCA 6150 wainting overhaul at Divinopolis shops.
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    • Category: International Locomotives and Rolling Stock
  2. MRSL P1-07 yard

    MRSL P1-07 yard

    Locomotives and cars at MRSL P1-07 yard. This is one of the best location to railfaning on MRSL system in Minas Gerais state.
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  3. EFVM GQD-296905-0 Maromba

    EFVM GQD-296905-0 Maromba

    EFVM GQD-296905-0 is a special car called "Maromba". It is used to switch where we have dual gauge. The right side has a broad gauge truck and the left one, a meter gauge truck. Note the coupler at right is also higher that the left one. Here we see it at Lafaiete Bandeira yard, a...
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  4. FCA 4806

    FCA 4806

    From right to left, the american railfan Willian Whitfield, my friend Gutierrez and I at FCA Divinopolis shops. The locomotive 4806 was doing a performance test at that moment. Photo by Sharon Whitfield
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  5. FCA 2966 and 2979

    FCA 2966 and 2979

    FCA 2966 and 2979 leading a train at Km 628.
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  6. MRSL 3763

    MRSL 3763

    MRSL 3763 and 3765 are ex Conrail C36-7s. Here we see them leading a cement train at Vespasiano yard with engine 3674, a C26-7MEI rebuilt from an old U23C. The ex Conrails were converted to C30-7 by MRSL.
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  7. Be carefull!

    Be carefull!

    Railfaning is a dangerous hobby. Sometimes the train approaches us without any sound. If you are inside a tight cut like this you can be in trouble. Here I could be saved after run to a larger place in a rocky cut. The photo was taken while running.
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  8. Tupy FRS-621513-1

    Tupy FRS-621513-1

    Tupy cment car FRS-621513-1 at Joaquim Murtinho yard
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  9. Triplo valve

    Triplo valve

    A close on an air brake triplo valve of a FCA tank car.
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  10. Bill in Brazil

    Bill in Brazil

    Bill, an american railfan, doing some movies at MRSL Paraopeba line. That days was great, full of iron ore trains.
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  11. Vale 1229

    Vale 1229

    Narrow gauge GE BB40-9W Vale 1229 switching broad gauge MRSL gondolas at Patrag yard. Note the special gondola connecting the narrow gauge locomotive to the broad gauge cars. It is called "maromba" and has two couplers, one for each gauge.
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    • Category: Yards
  12. FCA 2553

    FCA 2553

    FCA 2553, 2512 and 2694 leading a gasoline train at Km 628.
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  13. Tigers Hill

    Tigers Hill

    A photo of the famous Serra do Tigre (Tigers Hill) on mainline FCA to the soybean field s in Minas Gerais. Note how sinuous is the line. It is possible to see the same train in three different levels.
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  14. MRSL 3422

    MRSL 3422

    The american railfan Bill recording some images of an empty ore train appoaching Casa de Pedra loading area in high speed.
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  15. FCA 942

    FCA 942

    FCA 942 and 2952 leading a limestone train at Km 625.
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  16. Vale P02 train

    Vale P02 train

    Vale P02 train passing by Costa Lacerda yard. The green locomotive is BB45-2 888. At left we see EFVM 1222 switching at the yard.
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  17. MRSL 3659

    MRSL 3659

    MRSL 3659, 3758 and 3889 starting the engines to do the morning switching at Joaquim Murtinho yard.
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  18. EFVM FRB-288833-5

    EFVM FRB-288833-5

    The old EFVM FRB-288833-5 is a Pullman car made in 1946 and still in service and in very good shape. Here we see some of olf EFVM cars at Wilson Lobato yard.
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  19. EFVM FNB-289901-9

    EFVM FNB-289901-9

    The old EFVM FNB-289901-9 is a Pullman car made in 1946 and still in service and in very good shape.
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  20. EFVM 1258

    EFVM 1258

    Vale 1258 switching flat cars with steel coils at Lafaiete Bandeira yard.
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    • Category: International Freight Trains


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