The DPU on train R16 was SD70ACe #7044, also being tested, after some upgrades by Progress Rail.

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)

SD70ACe Demonstrator unit #7044 leads northbound empty train U61. This unit is rent to VLi, until the new SD70ACe-BB units are delivered.

Northbound empty U61 led by EMD SD70ACe demonstrator unit #7044, photographed at Km 198, Itu-SP.