BM & LP: FIRST 50-KV ELECTRIFICATION

The Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad formally opened on March 15, 1974 although it has been operating for several months. The 78 mile railway cost $54 million and has a maximum capacity of 17,000 tons of coal/day. Linehaul and unloading operations are automated. The railway is the first in the world to be electrified with 50,000 volts A.C.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1974-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 9
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 175
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electric locomotives; Railroad electrification
• Identifier Terms: Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054663
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 10 1974 12:00AM