Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) - Estrada de Ferro Carajas
Author: Cristiano Oliveira
Photos of EFC in CVRD's operational time (1985-2008). A railroad company wich I already miss so much :(... Long Life to CVRD!
Photo Gallery
SD40-2#403 still wearing the CVRDs phase I paint scheme positioning cars to be loaded.
Dash 9#813 at Sao Luis Yard.
SD40-2#417 tied down with a set of unloaded iron ore hoppers on the access line to a local pig iron mill.
Train going thru siding#56.
Dash 9#832, SD70M#709 and a C36-7B#367 leads a loaded iron ore train going thru siding#56.
SD40-2#414 working at Maraba Yard.
The engineer are reading some stuff while waits for new orders.
SD40-2#425 doing some yard movements at Acailandia Yard.
Marabas yard view.
Wonderful SD40-2 leading the EFCs passenger train waiting to depart from Parauapebas Station.
Service train leaded by C36-7B#369 and SD40-2#417 at Maraba Yard .
SD40-2#405 coupled with a railgrinder at Maraba Yard.
Electromechanical Shop of Maraba.
SD40-2#416 wearing CVRDs paint scheme phase I. My favorite paint scheme ever!
Empty iron ore train going through siding#56 heading to the mines for another load.
SD40-2#415 standing by at So Luis.
SD40-2#419 at access line to a local pig iron mill.
Empty train starting up the Carajas Hill fdor another load of iron ore.
SD40-2#418 at copper concentrate loading area.
Detail shot. The SD40-2#418 is the only engine with class lights.
Light move.
Photo taken at the cab of SD40-2#418. The leader engine was the SD40-2#414.
SD40-2#414 with the beautiful CVRD paint scheme doing some maneauvers at siding#56.
Light Power.
SD40-2#414.
While we wait for the time to depart from Parauapebas Station, a just loaded iron ore train appears in the curve in a really wet morning after entire previous night raining.
SD70M working as DPU unit.
SD70M#701 and C36-7B#389 leads a loaded iron ore train on a really wet morning.
SD70M#701 and C36=7B#389 leading a loaded iron ore train waiting the passenger train clear the line to proceed on a really wet morning.
Refueling spot at Maraba Yard.
Loaded iron ore train departing from siding#02 shortly after an empty train clear the lines. If you look carefully you can see the mid-unit helper#01, and the #02 is not visible.
Former Ferronorte unit leading a loaded iron ore train.
SD40-2#411 leading ballast hopper cars in the loading area.
Ballast loading area.
Helper set
Iron ore train leaded by two Dash 9 going through siding#03.
Loaded iron ore train leaded by two SD70Ms with 330 ears.
Two SD70Ms working as mid-unit helpers.
SD70M wearing the wonderful CVRD painv scheme phase II.
Covered Hopper use to trasnport soybeans and corn.
Hopper use to transport soybean and corn.
Detail shot of E.F. Carajas.
Speno Railgrinder tied down at Nova Vida MOW yard.
Speno Railgrinder tied down at Nova Vida MOW yard.
Tank cars at freight yard. Used to tranport petroleum derivates.
Full loaded hopper waits your turn to be unloaded at Acailandia yard.
SD40-2#421 leading the a test train. They were testing new ore gondolas.
Nothing better than a SD40-2 with your original cab!
Front shot.
A beautiful sunset from the cab of SD40-2#421!