On a beautiful June evening, a trio of EMD GP39-2s lead a Kennecott Copper ore train along the High Line just north of Central Junction.

With no catenary wire to be found anywhere in sight, a trio of retired Kennecott Copper Corp. electrics look out of place at Union Pacific's Salt Lake Shops. A single 85 Ton GE 'Pit Motor" (blt. A... (more)

A pair of GE 125 ton 'Magna Motors' make one of their final runs hauling ore empties between the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine and Magna, pending retirement and replacement by new diesel powered EMD ... (more)

A pair of GE 125 ton 'Magna Motors' make one of their final runs hauling ore between the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine and Magna, pending retirement and replacement by new diesel powered EMD SD40-2s.

A trio of EMD High Cab GP39-2s lead 83 loads of copper ore from the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine to the Bonneville Concentrator at Magna, Utah. Historically, the 911 was sold to NREX in 2005, had it... (more)

The changing of the guard on New Year's Day '79: Kennecott Copper's 125 ton GE electric pit motors share trackage at Copperton Yard with high cab EMD GP39-2s. The diesels were replacing the venera... (more)

A pair of General Electric 125 ton switchers take a breather during shift change at Kennecott Copper Corporation's Bingham Canyon Mine. The duo were built new for KCC in November 1955 and were ret... (more)

A Kennecott Copper ore haulage train rolls south along the huge ore crusher and concentrator complex that made the railroad superfluous. By 2001 the efficiency of the slurry eclipsed any need for ... (more)

A power combination found only on Kennecott Copper Corporation rails in Utah drags 42 cars up the Dike Spur from the UP interchange yard at Garfield. The KCC 701 is an MP15AC, blt. for KCC by EMD ... (more)

A 68 car Kennecott Copper ore empty glides through a curved cut on the High Line approaching Central Junction. Downtown Salt Lake City is visible to the right of the 910, located about 12 miles aw... (more)

A visit to Kennecott Copper Corporation's Dry Fork Shops on New Year's Day 1979 offered us a treasure trove of vintage GE Electrics parked all around. This grouping included KCC 772 (blt. Nov. 19... (more)

Kennecott Copper Corporation was in the process of replacing its electric railroad equipment with diesels in the late 1970s. Alco RS-2 #737 (blt. Nov 1949) is pictured working near Copperton in th... (more)

A visit to Kennecott Copper Corporation's Bingham Canyon Mine is a breathtaking experience. The open pit mine has been in production since 1906, and has resulted in the creation of a pit over 0.75... (more)

Kennecott Copper's 'Magna Motors' were on borrowed time late in 1978, undergoing replacement by new EMD SD40-2s in ore haulage. A couple of the distinctive GEs were still operating on Dec. 9th as ... (more)

The times they are a changing! Kennecott Copper Corp. dieselized its Utah ore haulage lines late in 1978, banishing the GE 'Magna Motor' 125-ton electrics to the history books. Pictured at Central... (more)