Kennecott Utah Copper Locomotive Roster - UtahRails.net
Roster listings of locomotives used by Kennecott at the Bingham Canyon mine in Utah.
Kennecott Utah Copper Locomotives Index - UtahRails.net
Sep 1, 2024 · Kennecott had five classes of electric locomotives, known as motors. The earliest pit motors, first delivered in 1927, were 85 tons. The 761-764, delivered in 1942, were 90 tons. The 766-773 series, delivered in 1952 were 125 tons.
KCCX - Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation Locomotive Roster
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation Photographic Roster : Reporting Marks: KCCX : Click on a locomotive to view pictures
ALCO RSD-4 - Wikipedia
The ALCO RSD-4 was a 1,600 horsepower (1.2 MW) six axle diesel-electric locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company between 1951 and 1952. [1] It was a derivative of the four-axle ALCO RS-3, with two additional powered axles …
Bingham Steam Locomotives - UtahRails.net
Nov 7, 2023 · The Utah Copper locomotives, along with the few still owned by B&G, were lettered for Kennecott Copper Corporation in 1943. B&G had just seven identical locomotives (B&G 100-106) from 1911 to 1929, when they bought two ex B&M nearly identical engines (B&G 107-108).
Kennecott Copper Corporation 700 - Western Railway Museum
75-ton, 750-volt steeple cab locomotive. Built with pantographs and batteries for overhead or remote operation. This locomotive is equipped with a conventional pantograph and side pantographs to allow it to operate with the trolley wire off to the side to facilitate loading ore cars.
Pictures of KCCX 201 - rrpicturearchives.net
No 201 is a RSD-4 built by Aloc for Kennecott Copper Company. Kennecott used it in the company's Nevada & Utah mining operations to pull trains of ore to the smelter. Kennecott donated 201 to Northwest Railway Museum in 1984.
Utah History Encyclopedia - Utah Education Network
By 1961 Kennecott's copper mines included four large open pits in the western United States and one underground mine in Chile. In addition to those in Utah, operations existed in New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada.
Kennecott Copper Corporation 407 - Western Railway Museum
It is one of the few surviving mainline locomotives from the Western US. The line it ran on was the 16-mile railroad hauling ore in 90 car trains between the open pit at Bingham Canyon, Utah and copper ore concentrators at Arthur and Magna and the smelter at Garfield.
RioTinto | Kennecott - Copperton Railyard Historical Overview
Copperton Railyard was the backbone of Kennecott's railway network for over 30 years. It was built when the demand for copper surged during WWII, and played a critical role in increasing efficiency and controlling rail traffic between the mine and the mills.