Texas Utilities Martin Lake Line | |
Parent Company: | Luminant |
Marks: | TUGX |
Locale: | Martin Lake Power Plant |
Electrification: | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz (1976-2011) |
The Martin Lake Line is a railroad owned and operated by Texas Utilities and hauled Lignite coal from nearby mines at the Oak Hill Mine and Beckville Mine, until their closures in the later 2010's, 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 constructed as an electrified line, using 25 kV AC, 60 Hz electrification, and operated GE E25Bs and former Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México GE E60s;[1] [2] however, the line was de-electrified in 2011.[3]
Year built | Builder | Model | Numbers | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | 2300-2306 | Displaced by GE E60s in 1999 | |||
1982-1983 | General Electric Transportation | GE E60C-2 | N/A | Former N de M. | |
1953 | 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 | 23020-33030, 53002-53003 | |||
2004 | Electro-Motive Division | 5308-5309 | Former EMD demonstrator units 1205 and 1206. |