The canguera village have been hit by a heavy storm, days before, as we make one of the last shots of an Eldorado SD70ACe in action. All of 21 unites were taken out of service. In the picture, ... (more)

Helper N53, with AC44i #9878, pushing a loaded train through the grades of Canguera. The helper operation at this region is a common practice since there are heavy grades and sharp curves.

The thunderstorm aproaches, while CPTM CAF Series 7000 crosses the bridge between Interlagos and Jurubatuba stations in a partially sunny morning.

The brand new GE ES43BBi locomotives photographed in Canguera, leading a northbound empty cellulose train.

SD70ACe dmonstrator #7045 pushing the southbound train X46 through the grades between Tamoio and São Carlos.

VLi locomotives arriving at Santos terminal, with Rumo cars. In the terminal area, interchange between operators is a common practice.

Almost sunset and we decided to photograph one more train. Low light condition, only one chance. Camera set to manual mode, shutter speed set, aperture set... ready ? GO ! Southbound loaded X34 ra... (more)

Southbound X54 passes at track speed. We have only one chance to photograph the SD70ACe #620 as DPU.

Northbound tanker T57 arriving at Tutóia yard, led by brand new AC44i from Fibria.

Switching duties at Santos harbor with dual coupler equipped GE U20C locomotives. Those ones are exclusive for these duties at harbor terminals because they can handle both broad and narrow gauge... (more)

Brado AC44i #9062 lead southbound X30, standing by at km 79, Canguera.

Every more present in the metric-gauge trains, the EMD SD70ACe-BB is becoming the default power for VLi trains in the corridor. For many years, SD70ACe and AC44i locomotives were the only option f... (more)

Reinforcements: VLi ordered some SD70ACe-BB locomotives from EMD. While the deliver is not complete, the manufacturer lent the SD70ACe unit #7044 in order to VLi operate at the corridor, between P... (more)

They're not the most beautiful locomotives at Rumo roster, but they're brand new (by the date of the photo, of course). GE Brazil, 2016: The ES43BBi model, is the GE's project to modernize the m... (more)

AC44i #8578 at a glance: As the train was standing by for crew change, we take advantage and took some pictures. The protective grilles at windows are a poor esthetic addition, but, unfortunatelly... (more)