These two ladies idles waiting for new orders at portuary area of São Luís. Yes, she looks like ex Frisco SD40-2 with the light mounted on the nose, but they were made brand new for CVRD between 1... (more)

To increase the capacity of cargo movement at Itaqui Port, the whole place is passing by works as the extension of the back area, building more lines in the rail yards, new terminals and piers. In... (more)

Engineer throttles up the SD70M (Dash 9 was trailing) after a meet with a loaded iron ore train at Siding #03. So nice to hear the sound of the 16-710G3C-T1.

Highest numbered SD70M leading empty ore train departing right after a meet from Campo de Perizes bound to the Carajás Mining Complex. My first railfaning of the year ;-)!

This is the view of an enginner from Carajás Railroad with a SD80ACe leading. It's from here where they lead the longest trains with mastery thru the wild and hinhospitable areas at northern Brazi... (more)

Meeting of giants from the cab view.

Duplex of Dash 9's working hard as helpers passing by the bridge over Pequiá River.

On the country area of Açailândia, another loaded iron ore train leaded by two SD70M's at notch 8 rolls over the viaduct at Km 510. These two GM's were sounding sooo good ;-)!

In the middle of National Forest of Carajás with my big friend and also RP contributor Nicolas Fagundes, we got this empty general freight train with gondolas, hoppers and tank cars (these last tw... (more)

A lone SD40-2 pulling long hood forward a string of empty hoppers at Jeceaba.

Waiting assignment at the yard. Some hours later she was assigned to be the second locomotive of a mix freight train leaded by one SD40-2 bound to Rio de Janeiro.

Under a nice and cool late afternoon light, an empty ore train speed up after a meet at siding#56. In distance we can see the first DPU leaving the main#02 to main#01, the last DPU and batch of 11... (more)

MoW train leaded by SD40-2 wearing the classic and sweetest CVRD's paint scheme preparing to stop for a meet with loaded grain train to proceed. That was the last time I saw a SD40-2 wearing the f... (more)

Empty ore train tied down at main#01 of the siding#56 due an open maintenance window some kilometers ahead.

Waiting for a meet to proceed to the mines for another load of iron ore.