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; however, the line was de-electrified in 2011.
Motive Power Year builtBuilderModelNumbersNotes1976 General Electric Transportation GE E25B 2300-2306Displaced by GE E60s in 1999 1982-1983General Electric TransportationGE E60C-2 N/AFormer N de M. 1953 ALCo Alco S4 1537 Former ATSF. Disposition unknown. N/AGeneral Electric TransportationGE U23B2309-2310, 23013 Used to haul ash trains. N/A Electro-Motive DivisionEMD SD50 23020-33030, 53002-53003 23020-33030 Are former Conrail units, 33030 served in CSX. 53002-53003 Are former C&NW 2004Electro-Motive DivisionSD70ACE 5308-5309 Former EMD demonstrator units 1205 and 1206.
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Contract between Texas Utilities and State of Texas to allow construction of the line.