Trolley Tuesday 5/26/20 - The Kennecott Electric Railroad

The last electric railway we'll be looking at this month in detail isn't the most glamorous or the fastest, but it certainly is the most fascinating and one of the most technologically advanced. Between 1924 and 1979, the Bingham Mine of the Kennecott Copper Corporation housed massive 125-ton electric locomotives that hauled huge 90-car strings of ore and ran on portable wire that could be moved by hand. Due to its use of an offset trolley wire and swing-out "pole", this more than qualifies this non-passenger railroad for coverage on Trolley Tuesday. Hang on tight, because it's a long way down the mine!