Navajo Mine Railroad
| Navajo Mine Railroad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| ARR Reporting Marks | TNMR |
| Parent Company | Navajo Transitional Energy Company |
| Headquarters | Fruitland, NM |
| Dates of Operation | 1963 - |
| Website | Official Website |
The Navajo Mine is a surface coal mine owned and operated by Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) in New Mexico, United States, within the Navajo Nation. The mine is about 20.5 miles (33 km) southwest of Farmington, New Mexico. The Navajo Mine Railroad has 13.8 miles (22.2 km) of track between the Four Corners Generating Station and Navajo Mine. While the railroad used to be electrified, two GE demonstrator units have been used in rail service since 2017. There is sufficient equipment to create three trains, but only two trains are normally operated, each consisting of 21 coal hoppers. Each train typically makes 12 round trips during each 24-hour operating day. Only one crew member is at work at a time: this person takes an empty train to the coal load out, then changes to the loaded train to take it back to the power plant. While this train is underway, the other train is being loaded.
The Navajo Mine Railroad is isolated from the national rail network.
|
|
Back to New Mexico Shortlines
Back to Shortlines
