Martin Lake Line
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]
| 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 (1976-2011) |
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
- Model Railroad Craftsman. Carstens Pub. 1978.
First used on Texas Utilities Company's 11-mile Monticello line , which is home to a trio of the motors , two more just went into service on the Martin Lake line ...
- Extra Twenty-two Hundred South. Dover Printing. 2000.
5510 and 5533 work on the Monticello line , and 5516 and 5521 on the Martin Lake line . -Staff Transglobal Railh ...
- Harwell, Jeffrey A. (Feb 2012). "From electric to diesel". Trains Magazine. 72 (2): 50–51. eISSN 0041-0934 – via ProQuest.
- Martin Lake D Area Lignite Surface Mine: Henderson, Rusk County, Texas. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6. 1983. Contract between Texas Utilities and State of Texas to allow construction of the line.
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