Martin Lake Line
The Martin Lake Line is a railroad owned and operated by Texas Utilities and hauls Lignite coal from mines in the Oak Hill and Beckville area to the Martin Lake Power Plant and has a connection with the BNSF Railway's Longview Subdivision near Tatum, TX. Coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming is transferred onto the line via the connection with BNSF. The line was once electrified and operated incredibly rare GE E25Bs and Former Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México GE E60s, but the electrification looks to be dismantled and the locomotives replaced with SD70ACEs and SD50s.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Luminant |
| Reporting mark | TUGX |
| Locale | Martin Lake Power Plant |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz |
Motive Power
| Year built | Builder | Model | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | General Electric Transportation | GE E25B | 2300-2306 | Displaced by GE E60s in 1999 |
| 1982-1983 | General Electric Transportation | GE E60C-2 | N/A | Former N de M. |
| 1953 | ALCo | Alco S4 | 1537 | Former ATSF. Disposition unknown. |
| N/A | General Electric Transportation | GE U23B | 2309-2310, 23013 | Used to haul ash trains. |
| N/A | Electro-Motive Division | EMD SD50 | 23020-33030, 53002-53003 | 23020-33030 Are former Conrail units, 33030 served in CSX.
53002-53003 Are former C&NW |
| 2004 | Electro-Motive Division | SD70ACE | 5308-5309 | Former EMD demonstrator units 1205 and 1206. |
References
- "TXU - Martin Lake Line". www.trainweb.org.
- "TUGX - Texas Utilities Mining Company Locomotive Roster - Railroad Picture Archives.NET". www.rrpicturearchives.net.
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