An extraordinary railroad : Brazil's 'Steel Railway'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ogKjQINnAY

Mario, obrigado pelo vidio.
agradável grandes motores da GE. O que é não gostar.

They only use Diesel traction, because the original project was not totally terminated. The line in question was supposed to be electrified at 25 Kv Ac. I believe that substation equipment is still being ket somewhere.

About the GEs, they’re Ac44s, but their model designation is a little different (and the cab sides are slightly slanted), since the units are called C44Emi’s, and most of it are now built in a local GE factory called ‘Gevisa’. Except for the broad gauge, it’s a typical American ‘heavy duty rail’ operation, comprising the use of Locotrol. Ah, and besides these, there are still lots of older power (C30-7s, SD40-2s) being used). Here’s another vide9o showiung one of these typical ‘monstre’ trains on its trek to a port near Rio de Janeiro (the film was made in another line, The Rio - São Paulo main, that connects with the steel railway at Barra Mansa)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3zKOjZrOPQ

Wow! that is impressive, indeed.