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    GE E60 - Wikipedia

    • The GE E60 is a family of six-axle 6,000 hp (4.5 MW) C-C electric locomotives made by GE Transportation Systems (GE) between 1972 and 1983. The E60s were produced in several variants for both freight and passenger use in the United States and Mexico. GE designed the locomotive for use on the Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad (BM&LP), a dedi… See more

    Design

    The Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad (BM&LP) was a new railroad built to transport coal from the Black Mesa Mine near Kayenta, Arizona to the Navajo Generating Station power plant at Page, Arizona. … See more

    History

    The planned weight of a loaded coal train at the Black Mesa and Lake Powell (BM&LP) was 11,424.5–12,989.5 short tons (10,364.1–11,783.9 t). GE intended that the E60Cs work in multiple, three per train, to handle this … See more

    Further reading

    • Burks, Edward C. (December 19, 1975). "AMTRAK WILL USE NEW LOCOMOTIVES: New York-Washington Run to Get 6 by Next Week". The New York Times. p. 18.
    • Myrick, David F. (1993). New Mexico's ra… See more

    What is a General Electric E60?
    The General Electric E60 is a family of C-C electric locomotives built by General Electric for passenger carrier Amtrak as well as the freight-hauling Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad. There are several versions of E60's: E60C, E60CP, E60CH, and E60C-2. Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad...
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