 However, some of the branch lines were loss making, often prejudicing the profitability of the main lines.The railway arrived at Monte Azul in Minas Gerais near the border with the state of Bahia, on 10 September 1947 and in 1950 the "Viação Férrea Federal Leste Brasileiro" from Salvador also arrived there connecting with the "Central do Brasil".On 16 March 1957 the company came under the control of "Rede Ferroviária Federal S.A." (RFFSA).