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.

Empty grain train waiting for a meeting with a loaded iron ore train. The train was very light (around 2240 tons) for 10400 HP's so, only the Dash 9 was pulling, the SD40-2's were trailing.

Over the last lights of the day a set of helpers waits for the next assignment at Horto Florestal Yard. In the distance we can see also a BB40-2 at VLI colors and GT26 (close to BB40-2) and a G12 ... (more)

At west end of Horto Florestal Yard a helper set of Dash 9's from VLI push away your train while another grain train waits for the green signal to proceed. Notice the commuter train behind the gra... (more)

Sets of light power at Joaquim Murtinho Yard. There were locomotives for every taste, GE's U23C from de 60's, C30-7 and GM EMD SD40-2 from 70's, Dash 9 from the 90's and AC44i from late 90's!

Maneuvers being made at Joaquim Murtinho Yard over a nice spring morning.

In a nice warm spring morning, U23C, SD40-2 and a C30-7 make some maneuvers at Joaquim Murtinho Yard to couple with it's train that few hours later will be bound to Rio de Janeiro state.

I nice piece of EMD product with 5300HP and a 20 cylinders 710 engine idles waiting a meet at Km 26 of EFC.

Meeting of Titans! SD80ACe #105 working as DPU "C" passes by an ES58ACi that was leading an empty ore train bound to the mines for another load. For sure two big boys from the modern era!

Loaded iron ore train right after entering at west end of siding#03 going thru it at 50Km/h with the headlights reduced for the meeting.

Empty train waits for loaded iron ore train to pass by and clear the lines. The train have this giant of the rails leading 334 empty gondolas and two others DPU's, been them another ES58ACi #230 a... (more)

The SD40-2#5223-2 and Dash 9#3980-5 will be the power of a general freight train. At the picture the engines are going back to couple with the cars we can see on the backgroud at left. The train w... (more)

Empty ore train stopped for an unusual crew change at Siding#03 with one of the newest acquisitions by Vale for EFC leading a 334 cars train with two more DPU's, wich were one ES58ACi#2008 as DPU ... (more)

That was the first time a catch one of the new SD80ACe's leading a train eight months after they arrived here. They are the favorite locomotives to lead a train by the engineers... every engineer ... (more)