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)
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)
A trio of EMD GP39-2s lead a long train of copper ore from Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Copper Mine to the Bonneville Concentrator in Magna, Utah.
A trio of EMD GP39-2s lead 90 cars of copper ore from Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Copper Mine to the Bonneville Concentrator in Magna, Utah.
A pair of General Electric 125 ton, 3000 Volt 'Magna Motors' lead a 90 car train of copper ore from the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, bound for the car dumpers at Magna, Utah. Built in 1947, the box... (more)
A fine example of a GE 125-ton Electric workhorse stands proudly at Copperton yard just outside Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Copper Mine. This 3000 HP 'Magna Motor' was built in Nov. 1947 and would ... (more)
A pair of Kennecott Copper 'Magna Motors' arrive at Copperton yard with 90 ore empties ready for loading at the Bingham Canyon mine.
While most freight trains had cabooses in 1977, relatively few had waycars painted in United States Bicentennial livery. A Kennecott Copper Corp. train conductor is pictured dropping his caboose f... (more)
A pair of General Electric 125 ton, 3000 Volt 'Magna Motors' lead a 90 car train of copper ore from the Bingham Canyon Mine bound for the car dumpers at Magna. Built in 1947, the boxy GEs made eas... (more)
