Ferronorte Railway Construction, Brazil
Key Data:
Operator
America Latina Logistica
Date opened
1998–2001
Route length
Phase 1 (aparecida do Taboado-alto Taquai) - 400km (249 miles)
Maximum line speed
n/a
Gauge
1435mm
Extensions planned:
alto Taquai-Cuiaba
556km
Cuiaba-porto Velho
544km
Cuiaba-Santarem
500km
Electrification:
nil
Rolling Stock:
Locomotives
107 (former Ferronorte assets before takeover)
Wagons
1,080 new grain hoppers
Key characteristics:
Materials carried
Grain, soya, sugar, meat, pulp, iron ore
Traffic target
10–12 million tonnes per year
Special Characteristics:
Major expansion of railways into Brazil's grain and soya-producing heartland
Plans to run trains of up to 120 cars
Track construction on phase 1 averaged 1,250m per day
Railway links with existing lines in the Amazon River basin
First stage cost estimated at US $1.1bn
