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)

Meeting under the sunrise. Early in the morning while the sun starts to rise on the horizon, two ore trains meet near the city of Igarapé do Meio.

Meeting of giants! Empty and loaded iron ore trains close to pass by each other in the village of Goiabal. The empty train still have a long journey to the mines while the loaded one it's almost ... (more)

Empty ore train reducing it's speed to stop due maintenance time on the tracks right ahead. Couple hours later, the train was able to continue the trip.

EFC's passenger train snakes through the curves near the Açailândia region led by the SD70M painted to the campaign of awareness and respect about the gender diversity promoted by Vale Mining.

While the C36-7B waits for a fresh crew, empty ore train passes by it bound to the mines. Few kilometers ahead, the ore train will a make a brief stop to also change the crew in Açailândia to so... (more)

Two Dash 9 with a former MRS unit, leads an iron ore train passing near by the city of Bacabeira in your way to Ponta da Madeira Terminal.

Helper set idling at Açailândia Yard awaiting to be assigned to push another loaded iron ore train up hill.

One of the first ES58ACi to run over EFC heads another monster iron ore train passing near the city of Santa Rita, on your way to Ponta da Madeira Railway Terminal in São Luís.

Passenger train P-21 running to Arari Station seing here passing by the crossing from Km 35. For those who comes to visit EFC and wants to make this travel, The train leaves São Luís on Monday... (more)

A rare lady... The 503 was bought new in 1989 by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce to work for EFC. It's the third in a total of only four units received and cause of that, it's quite difficult to cat... (more)

Loaded iron ore train led by one of the first ES58ACi to operate here for EFC. In 2024, this locomotive aready completed 12 years of service.

Under a nice late afternoon light, loaded iron ore train led by a former Ferronorte unit still wearing it's beautiful original paint scheme, waits conditions to proceed while an empty train flyies... (more)

Empty ore train led by this veteran of brazilian railroads former Ferronorte Dash 9 #9017, is seen here departing from Km 90 bound to the mines to get another load of iron ore.

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.