Black Mesa and Lake Powell

Company History: BLKM was built in the early 1970s and runs 78 miles between a coal mine near Kayenta to a power plant in Page, Arizona. The entire line runs within the Navajo Nation. It is not connected to the North American rail network so new equipment must be trucked in. Trains are powered by E60 electrics that were purchased new, and E60C-2’s acquired from NdeM, under 50,000 volt catenary. A typical day sees three round trips from the mine to the power plant and back.

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