Black Mesa and Lake Powell
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The Black Mesa and Lake Powell (AAR reporting mark BLKM) was a private railroad operating in Northern Arizona within the Navajo Nation. It transported coal 78 miles from the Peabody Energy's Black Mesa Mine near Kayenta, Arizona to the Navajo Generating Station power plant at Page, Arizona.
The railroad is electrified via 50,000 volt overhead catenary supplied by the BLKM's power plant at Page. The BLKM does not interchange with any other railroads and is completely isolated from the national rail network.
The BLKM was constructed in the 1970's. It is also the first railroad to be electrified at 50,000 volts.
During normal operations the railroad was running 3 round trips per day on a 24 hour/day basis. The BLKM used E60 locomotives that were either built for the railroad or purchased from Mexico.
The Page power plant closed down on 31st December, 2005 and the railway ceased operations.
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