Black Mesa & Lake Powell 6001




Facts and Figures


Current Number6001
Railway RepresentedBlack Mesa & Lake Powell
BuilderGeneral Electric
Built In1972
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Arizona
--(Locality)Williams
Totally out of svc date2010
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypemainline freight
-designationType E60C
Statusstored inoperable
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Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedSE
Length63'2"
Width
Height
Weight426000
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.12
Total HP6000
Trucks
Brakes
Compressor
ControlThyristor rectifier
MotorsGE 780 (6)
Voltage (if not 600DC)50000vAC
NotesBeing held for planned state railroad museum

Locomotive 6001 in storage in Williams, Arizona, in 2023
MKT Transport
photo: https://mkttransportphoto.smugmug.com/2023/June-2023/Overseas-June-2023/i-LpL2FNn/A

Locomotive 6001 in storage in Williams, Arizona, in 2019
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: https://mkttransportphoto.smugmug.com/2023/June-2023/Overseas-June-2023/i-LpL2FNn/A



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Black Mesa & Lake Powell (Arizona, Page)60011972 2010 NO NO
Grand Canyon Railway (Arizona, Williams)60012010 present YES NO


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