Deseret Power Railway

Deseret Power Railway
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerBlue Mountain Energy
LocaleRio Blanco County, Colorado
Moffat County, Colorado
Uintah County, Utah
Termini
Service
TypeFreight railroad for coal
Operator(s)Blue Mountain Energy
Rolling stock7 E60C-2 (4 operative, 3 stored)
59 bottom dump coal hopper cars
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1984 (1984-01-04)
Technical
Line length33 miles (53 km)
Track length39.4 miles (63.4 km)
Charactersingle track main line with one passing siding and two loops
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification50 kV 60 Hz (AC) overhead catenary
Route map

Deserado Mine loadout
Passing siding
Bonanza Power Plant

The Deseret Power Railway (/ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ )[1] (reporting mark DPRW), formerly known as the Deseret-Western Railway,[2] is an electrified private Class III railroad[3] operating in northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado. It does not connect to the national rail network and has no signaling system.[3] It was built to transport coal from a mine to a nearby power plant.[4]

  1. ^ churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved 2012-02-25), IPA-ified from «dĕz-a-rĕt´»
  2. ^ "Deseret Western Railway - Deseret Power Railroad". utahrails.net. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Railroad Coordination Manual Of Instruction, Section 2.1.5 Deseret Power Railway" (PDF). Utah Department of Transportation. May 2015. p. 102. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. ^ Kiefer, Warren J. (1986). Uintah II: The Deseret Western Railway (PDF). National Railway Bulletin.