Under a winter foggy morning, the 3857-4 is an ex N&W C30-7#8061 making some maneuvers with two U23C's at the busy Joaquim Murtinho Yard.

A lone SD40-2 still wearing the former CVRD paint scheme pulling a string of 28 loaded hoppers with iron ore heading to a local pig iron plant about 25 Km's ahead.

Meeting of trains on EFC. While empty ore train waits at main#02, loaded iron ore train passes by it led by two Dash 9's heading to São Luís 26km's away from here finishing your journey at Recei... (more)

Empty grain train leaded by a Dash 9 and two SD40-2 waits for a meet with a loaded iron ore train to proceed to the North South Railroad for another load of grain at central area of Brazil.

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)

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... (more)

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

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.

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!

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.

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 ;-)!

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 ;-)!

A lonely Dash 9 leads an empty ore train passing by siding#03 heading to the Carajás Mining Complex for another shipment of iron ore in a nice summer early evening.

The end of one and the head of the other. While a loaded ore train moves away, the empty ore train led by two SD70M waits another 45 minutes until another loaded iron ore pass by to clear the line... (more)

MoW train leaded by SD40-2 #405 was waiting for the time to depart to start the railgrinder job on the railroad. That was the first SD40-2 to receive the new Vale colors... Ahhh I really miss that... (more)