It's just past 5 am and the first sun rays starts to appear in the sky, while this loaded iron ore train finished your long journey coming from the iron mines on the Carajás Mining Complex. From ... (more)

Early in the morning, SD70ACe & C36-7B drops off some tank cars on the loading pools at Itaqui Port in São Luís.

Double gauge operations; VLI's SD70ACe brings a string of 80 loaded hoppers to unload at Itaqui Port, while FTL's empty tank cars awaits schedule to be positioned on one of many loading pools o... (more)

Loaded iron ore train weighing around 43000 tons is seen here battling a 8km grade of 0.4% almost finishing its journey of near 1800km to the mines and back to São Luís.

Few minutes after depart from Ponta da Madeira Railway Terminal, this empty unit grain train led by SD70ACe is seen here only in the beginning of it's long journey bound to the one of many loading... (more)

There is nothing better than the classics in charge! Two veterans (C36-7B # 366 + SD40-2 # 404) rolling backwards positioning empty tank cars at the loading pool. In the background we can see one ... (more)

Two veterans positioning loaded grain cars over the new unloading mill built for Tegram Project. That is the newest accomplishment to increase the port's capacity to receive grain from central and... (more)

A veteran waiting license to pickup tank cars from the loading pool at under constantly development and expanding Itaqui Port, São Luís, MA, Brazil.

Under a nice fresh night, Dash 9 waits to be assigned with other engines to pull the iron ore trains.

Under a very wet morning, an Evo and SD70M stands side by side waiting autorization to roll. On the right side of the picture we can see a part of Dash 9 #848 also waiting assignment at the yard.

Under a very wet morning, an ES58ACi and SD70M stands side by side waiting autorization to roll.

Loaded grain train on your final part of 1000km's journey from central to northern Brazil bringing soy to be exported to Asia and other parts of the world. On the background we can see a part of t... (more)

GE C36-7B moving the first SD80ACe to be unloaded from the ship to open space to unload the othe six that were waiting inside the ship.

GE C36-7B tied down waiting the time to pick tank cars at Esso's Pool. On the background, copper concentrate cars waiting to be unloaded.

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)