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| Loco Nrº 1 in " Gato Preto" |
Loco Nrº 7 in "Gato Preto" |
Passengers Car in
"Cajamar" |
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In
fact,
the present situation of the rolling stock of the EFPP would need no
more explanations, since the attached photos are self-explaining. The
material, abandoned in the yards, rip tracks and even in the sheds,
never saw any kind of care.
Instead,
some kind of attacks against the material has been done along the
years, by thieves or even by personnel interested to take parts as
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| Loco
14 in "Cajamar" |
Loco
10 in "Cajamar" |
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1983, when the operations ceased due to the bankruptcy of the cement
mill, the owner doesn’t accept any kind of
intent to preserve the parts.
Individual
efforts have been done by enthusiasts to clean locos or repair shed
covers, but the owner refuses these collaborations, affirming that the
material is still his property.
Nevertheless,
as at the end of operations in 1983 many locos were still active, one
can suppose that it will not be difficult to put one or two locos back
on the rails…For the passenger cars, heavy jobs must be done, for
the conservation of these peaces was not done properly, and they were
not stored under sheds.
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Preservation
Process:
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The
first project to preserve the EFPP was elaborated in
1980, by the ABPF (Brazilian Railroads Preservation
Association) but a decision by Government Preservation
Department was taken merely in 1987, in a very confuse
way.
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final document had no details about rolling stock or
area limits. This resolution caused many losses to the
owner, since many acres of land were acquired in the
name of the railroad, even if these areas would not be
used for operations. |
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1992, a group of interested railfans (some belonging to ABPF)
started a project to define the important parts of land and
rolling stock for the operations of the EFPP. The project took
many years of job, in order to adapt the interests in
preservation versus owner interests. The goal of the project
was to keep with the preservation association, just the
absolutely necessary items to allow safe operations, including
areas for new sheds, yards, etc.. |
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This
project proved to be satisfactory, for in the last year, after
many discussions with the Government Preservation Department,
the owner has accepted the proposal of devolution of areas
that will not be used by railroad operations. They have signed
a “Intention Letter” to do a donnative act of material and
right-of-way portions of the railroad. These portions are
between kms. 2 and 16. There is no intention from Abdalla to
cease Perus, Gato Preto and Cajamar yards, for there are plans
to use these important parts of the railroad for other needs.
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It
seems that, after 21 years of trials, finally the fans will have
chance to see railroad operating again.
We
hope the material will have condition to be repaired!
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Cajamar |
Cajamar
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Ore Car in Cajamar
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Loco 10 in Cajamar |
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Box car (wood) in Cajamar |
Another Wood Box Car in Cajamar |
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Passenger Car in Cajamar (steel) |
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