More Brazilian Tourist Steam

Sergio Martire writes:

Please find enclosed a photo of a tourist train that runs in the former S. Paulo Rio Grande RR, now part of "ALL" . The locos is 0-6-0 102, La Meuse of 1905, ex S. Paulo Rio Grande. The trains is operated by ABPF and works on Saturday and Sunday. Piratuba is a resort place with thermal waters, about 300km by road from Porto Alegre and from Florianopolis. From April 20th, 2006 a new tourist train will by run between Mariana and Ouro Preto in the state of Minas Gerais, with two locos, Santa Fe, from Thereza Cristina RR.