Bingham Steam Locomotives
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Bingham Canyon Mine
Utah Copper Company (1903-1941)
Kennecott Copper Corporation (1941-1983)
Kennecott Utah Copper (1983- )
Ore Delivery/Ore Haulage
Bingham & Garfield Railway (1911-1948)
Kennecott Copper Corporation, Ore Haulage (1948-1983)
Kennecott Utah Copper (1983-2001)
Garfield Smelter
American Smelting & Refining Company (1906-1959)
Kennecott Copper Corporation (1959-1983)
Kennecott Utah Copper (1983- )
Overview
Utah Copper Company operated the Bingham mine, and the Magna and Arthur concentrator mills, and the Bingham and Garfield Railway, operated the common carrier railroad between the mine and the mills, using steam locomotives. The Bingham and Garfield was also known within Utah Copper as the Ore Delivery Department.
The 1908 Utah Copper annual report showed that at the time, Utah Copper had 15 steam locomotives, nine of which were 50-ton locomotive weight or greater. By July 1914, the number had increased to 35 standard-gauge locomotives, one standard-gauge Shay locomotive, and 11 narrow-gauge locomotives. (Salt Lake Mining Review, July 30, 1914)
All 11 Boston Consolidated narrow gauge Porter locomotives, numbered as 1 through 9, and 11 and 12, along with standard gauge Shay no. 10, were shown as being on Utah Copper property until at least October 1, 1915, the date of the list of boilers on Utah Copper, which included locomotives, shovels and rotary drills.
The ICC Statistics of Railways shows the following, on the dates noted:
- June 30, 1911 — (none shown)
- June 30, 1912 — 8 simple locomotives (74 tons engine weight) and 3 compound locomotives (128 tons engine weight)
- June 30, 1913 — 8 simple locomotives (74 tons engine weight) and 4 compound locomotives (128 tons engine weight)
- June 30, 1914 — (same as 1913)
- June 30, 1915 — 8 switching locomotives (numbers 300-307) and 5 road locomotives (numbers 100-103 and 200)
- June 30, 1916 — B&G owned 19 locomotives, six of which were leased to Utah Copper Company. (106 ICC 450)
- December 31, 1917 — 19 locomotives
- December 31, 1918 — 20 locomotives
- December 31, 1919 — (same as 1918)
All Bingham & Garfield locomotives and cars were sold to Utah Copper Company on September 1, 1920, and leased back to B&G for operation.
Utah Copper was purchased by Kennecott Copper Corporation in 1936 and became the Utah Copper Division in 1941. The Utah Copper locomotives, along with the few still owned by B&G, were lettered for Kennecott Copper Corporation in 1943.
The Bingham and Garfield Railway was replaced in late 1947 by a new, all-electric, low grade line (called the Copperton Low Line) between the mine and the mills. At the same time the operating organization was changed from the Bingham and Garfield Railway to Ore Haulage. The mine locomotives and trains were operated by the mine organization, connecting with Ore Haulage at the Copperton yard. Ore Haulage operated all of the remaining rail organization, including the ore trains, the mill dumpers, and all local and yard switching at the mills and the refinery. The rail operations at the Utah smelter were always operated by the smelter organization.
Kennecott also owned the Ray Mines Division at Ray, Arizona, the Chino Mines Division at Santa Rita and Hurley, New Mexico, and the Nevada Mines Division at Ely and McGill, Nevada.
Two B&G Mallets were still on the property in late 1956 on the repair-in-place (RIP) track at Magna, and were mentioned in an article about Bert W. Richardson, retired B&G engineer. (Kennescope magazine, January 1957, inside front cover)
Locomotives
Davenport 0-4-0 Saddle Tank — 2 locomotives (Utah Copper)
11x16 cylinders
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| Utah Copper 1 | UCC 01 | 1906 | 446 | 6 Dec 1917 | |
| Utah Copper 2 | UCC 02 | 1906 |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with full saddle tanks across boiler |
Davenport 0-4-0 Saddle Tank — 3 locomotives (Utah Copper)
13x18 cylinders
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 3 | Jun 1906 | 444 | ||
| UCC 4 (1st) | Jun 1906 | 445 | ||
| UCC 5 (1st) | Jun 1906 | 446 |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with full saddle tanks across boiler |
| b. | Builder data furnished by Robert Lehmuth. |
Davenport 0-4-0 Saddle Tank — 1 locomotive (Utah Copper)
13x18 cylinders
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 4 (2nd) | Sep 1906 | 479 |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with full saddle tanks across boiler |
| b. | Builder data furnished by Robber Lehmuth. |
0-4-0 Side Tank — 1 locomotive (Utah Copper)
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 5 (2nd) |
General Notes:
Porter 0-4-0T Side Tank — 1 locomotive (Utah Copper)
15x24 cylinders
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date To Utah Copper |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 6 | Aug 1905 | 3143 | Jan 1907 |
General Notes:
| a. | Utah Copper no. 6 was built as Milliken & Forwell at Shadipide, Louisiana; sold to Southern Iron & Equipment Company (dealer); sold to Utah Copper in January 1907 |
Porter 0-4-0 Saddle Tank — 2 locomotives (Utah Copper)
16x24 cylinders; 46 inch drivers; 98,500 pounds total engine weight; 98,500 pounds weight on drivers; 19,800 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 7 | Feb 1907 | 3766 | ||
| UCC 8 | Feb 1907 | 3767 |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with full saddle tanks across boiler |
| b. | See Locomotive Notes II, Issue 128, page 5. |
Baldwin 0-6-0 — 2 locomotives (Utah Copper)
20x24 cylinders; 51 inch drivers (built with 50-inch drivers); 127,000 pounds total engine weight; 29,300 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 9 | Feb 1907 | 30153 | ||
| UCC 10 | Feb 1907 | 30154 |
General Notes:
Porter 0-4-0 Saddle Tank — 21 locomotives (Utah Copper)
16x24 cylinders; 46 inch drivers; 98,500 pounds total engine weight; 98,500 pounds weight on drivers; 19,800 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 11 | Jun 1907 | 3903 | ||
| UCC 12 | Aug 1907 | 3971 | ||
| UCC 13 | Aug 1907 | 3972 | ||
| UCC 14 | Nov 1907 | 4005 | ||
| UCC 15 | Nov 1907 | 4006 | ||
| UCC 16 | Dec 1908 | 4239 | ||
| UCC 17 | Dec 1908 | 4240 | 1 | |
| UCC 18 | Apr 1909 | 4327 | ||
| UCC 19 | Apr 1909 | 4328 | ||
| UCC 20 | May 1909 | 4336 | ||
| UCC 21 | May 1909 | 4337 | ||
| UCC 22 | May 1910 | 4580 | ||
| UCC 23 | May 1910 | 4581 | ||
| UCC 24 | May 1910 | 4621 | ||
| UCC 25 | May 1910 | 4622 | ||
| UCC 26 | Jun 1910 | 4623 | ||
| UCC 27 | Jun 1910 | 4624 | ||
| UCC 28 | Jul 1910 | 4625 | ||
| UCC 29 | Jul 1910 | 4626 | ||
| UCC 30 | Aug 1910 | 4627 | ||
| UCC 31 | Aug 1910 | 4628 |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with full saddle tanks across boiler. |
| b. | See Locomotive Notes II 130-4, 131-4, 132-4, 135-4, 137-4, 140-5, 141-5. |
Notes:
Porter 0-4-0 Side Tank — 2 locomotives (Utah Copper)
15x24 cylinders;; 46 inch drivers; 87,000 pounds total engine weight; 87,000 pounds weight on drivers; 17,950 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 32 | Nov 1910 | 4781 | ||
| UCC 33 | Nov 1910 | 4782 |
General Notes:
| a. | Equipped with full saddle tanks across boiler |
Porter 0-4-0 Saddle Tank — 4 locomotives (Utah Copper)
16x24 cylinders;; 46 inch drivers; 87,000 pounds total engine weight; 87,000 pounds weight on drivers; 17,950 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Porter Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 34 | (UCC 38) | Jan 1911 | 4787 | ||
| UCC 35 | (UCC 39) | Jan 1911 | 4788 | ||
| UCC 36 | (UCC 40) | Jan 1911 | 4801 | ||
| UCC 37 | (UCC 41) | Jan 1911 | 4802 |
General Notes:
Baldwin 0-6-0 Side Tank — 6 locomotives (Utah Copper)
20x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers; 154,000 pounds total engine weight; 30,000 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Nevada Number |
Date To Nevada |
Chino Number |
Date To Chino |
| UCC 71 | Oct 1915 | 42620 | NMD 71 | 1932-1934 | ||
| UCC 72 | Oct 1915 | 42621 | NMD 72 | 1932-1934 | ||
| UCC 73 | Oct 1915 | 42622 | NMD 73 | 1932-1934 | ||
| UCC 74 | Oct 1915 | 42623 | NMD 74 | 1932-1934 | ||
| UCC 75 | Oct 1915 | 42624 | CMD 37 | 1929 | ||
| UCC 76 | Oct 1915 | 42625 | CMD 38 | 1929 |
General Notes:
Baldwin 0-6-0 Side Tank — 4 locomotives (Utah Copper)
20x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers; 154,000 pounds total engine weight; 30,000 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Chino Number |
Date To Chino |
Notes |
| UCC 77 | Apr 1917 | 45434 | CMD 39 | 1929 | |
| UCC 78 | Apr 1917 | 45435 | CMD 40 | 1929 | |
| UCC 79 | Apr 1917 | 45436 | CMD 35 | 1929 | 1 |
| UCC 80 | Apr 1917 | 45437 | CMD 36 | 1929 |
General Notes:
| a. | Utah Copper 77-80 were delivered lettered as Bingham & Garfield; changed to Utah Copper in (?). |
| b. | Baldwin records shows these as built with 21x24-inch cylinders, 50-inch drivers, and 2,000-gallon side tanks. |
| c. | CMD is Kennecott's Chino Mines Division, located at Santa Rita, New Mexico. |
Notes:
| 1. | A September 1937 list of Kennecott Copper locomotives shows a no. 79 at McGill, Nevada. |
Baldwin 0-6-0 Side Tank — 5 locomotives (Utah Copper)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Nevada Number |
Date To Nevada |
Chino Number |
Date To Chino |
Notes |
| UCC 81 | Sep 1923 | 57016 | NMD 81 | 1929 | |||
| UCC 82 | Sep 1923 | 57019 | CMD 33 | 1929 | |||
| UCC 83 | Sep 1923 | 57020 | NMD 83 | 1929 | |||
| UCC 84 | Sep 1923 | 57091 | NMD 84 | 1929 | |||
| UCC 85 | Sep 1923 | 57092 | CMD 34 | 1929 | 1 |
General Notes:
Baldwin 0-6-0 Side Tank — 3 locomotives (Utah Copper)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Nevada Number |
Date To Nevada |
| UCC 86 | Apr 1924 | 57768 | NMD 86 | 1929 |
| UCC 87 | Apr 1924 | 57769 | NMD 87 | 1929 |
| UCC 88 | Apr 1924 | 57770 | NMD 88 | 1929 |
General Notes:
Alco-Schenectady 0-8-8-0 — 4 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
26/41x28 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 462,840 pounds total engine weight; 102,000 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 100 | Jun 1911 | 49998 | ||
| B&G 101 | Jun 1911 | 50019 | ||
| B&G 102 | Nov 1911 | 50483 | ||
| B&G 103 | Aug 1912 | 51710 |
General Notes:
Alco-Schenectady 0-8-8-0 — 2 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
26/41x28 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 477,000 pounds total engine weight; 105,500 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 104 | Mar 1917 | 56788 | ||
| B&G 105 | Mar 1917 | 56965 |
General Notes:
Alco-Schenectady 0-8-8-0 — 1 locomotive (Bingham & Garfield)
26/41x28 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 477,000 pounds total engine weight; 105,500 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 106 | Oct 1918 | 59492 |
General Notes:
| a. | B&G 106 was built under Alco order S1258 |
Alco-Schenectady 0-8-8-0 — 2 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
26/40x28 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 474,400 pounds total engine weight; 470,000 pounds weight on drivers; 107,000 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
First Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date To Utah Copper |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 107 | B&M 800 | Oct 1922 | 63455 | Jun 1929 | 1 | |
| B&G 108 | B&M 801 | Oct 1922 | 63456 | Jun 1929 | 2 |
General Notes:
| a. | Bingham & Garfield 107 and 108 were purchased second-hand from Boston & Maine 800 and 801 in June 1929. |
| b. | Bingham & Garfield 107 and 108 also had 128,000 pounds simple tractive effort. |
| c. | Bingham & Garfield 108 was lettered as Utah Copper 108 as early as November 1937, the date of a group photo of Magna shop employees, with them lined up on the locomotive running boards, and the cab side clearly lettered as "Utah Copper." |
Notes:
| 1. | B&G 107 was scrapped at Kennecott's metal salvage yard in Magna in May 1958, and was the last of the Mallets to be scrapped. (Kennescope magazine, November 1958, page 24) (photo) |
| 2. | B&G 108 |
Baldwin 2-8-8-2 — 2 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
25/39x32 cylinders; 56 inch drivers; 526,000 pounds total engine weight; 103,000 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
First Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date To Utah Copper |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 109 | N&W 1721 | Aug 1918 | 51936 | 1943 | ||
| B&G 110 | N&W 1723 | Sep 1918 | 52298 | 1943 |
General Notes:
Baldwin 0-6-0 — 2 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
20x24 cylinders; 51 inch drivers (built with 50-inch drivers); 127,000 pounds total engine weight; 29,300 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Previosu Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 200 (1st) | UCC 09 | Feb 1907 | 30153 | ||
| B&G 201 | UCC 10 | Feb 1907 | 30154 |
General Notes:
Alco-Brooks 2-8-0 — 1 locomotive (Bingham & Garfield)
21x30 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 211,460 pounds total engine weight; 41,900 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 200 (2nd) | Aug 1914 | 54900 | after Nov 1958 |
General Notes:
Baldwin 0-6-0 — 2 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
21x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 164,600 pounds total engine weight; 34,400 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 300 | Dec 1911 | 37376 | Sold to Hanford Engineering Works, Richland, Washington, no. 39-209 | |
| B&G 301 | Dec 1911 | 37377 |
General Notes:
Baldwin 0-6-0 — 4 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
22x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 164,600 pounds total engine weight; 37,750 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 302 | Apr 1912 | 37668 | Oct 1937 | 1 |
| B&G 303 | Apr 1912 | 37669 | 2 | |
| B&G 304 | Apr 1912 | 37670 | ||
| B&G 305 | Apr 1912 | 37671 |
General Notes:
| a. | According to Baldwin records, B&G 305 was transferred to Utah Copper ownership on November 4, 1937. (Richard Adams, email dated March 21, 2007) |
| b. | The "List of Locomotives Owned By Western Properties of Kennecott Copper Corporation," dated September 1, 1937 shows 302 as assigned to Nevada. |
| c. | The "List of Locomotives Owned By Western Properties of Kennecott Copper Corporation," dated September 1, 1937 shows 304 and 305 as Utah Copper locomotives, "purchased secondhand from Bingham & Garfield Ry.". |
Notes:
Baldwin 0-6-0 — 2 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
22x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 172,500 pounds total engine weight; 37,750 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 306 | Sep 1912 | 40618 | ||
| B&G 307 | Sep 1912 | 40619 |
General Notes:
| a. | (research continues) |
Baldwin 0-6-0 — 2 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
22x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 175,800 pounds total engine weight; 38,800 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 308 | Feb 1917 | 45131 | ||
| B&G 309 | Feb 1917 | 45132 |
General Notes:
| a. | (research continues) |
Baldwin 0-6-0 — 2 locomotives (Bingham & Garfield)
20x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 138,400 pounds total engine weight; 31,200 pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
First Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| B&G 400 | L&S 3 | Dec 1906 | 29712 | 1950 | 1 |
| B&G 401 | BG 4 | Dec 1906 | 29713 | 1931 | 2 |
General Notes:
| a. | Utah Copper 400 (1st) was purchased second-hand from Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad no. 3 (date?) |
| b. | Utah Copper 401 (1st) was purchased second-hand from Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad no. 4 (date?) |
| c. | The "List of Locomotives Owned By Western Properties of Kennecott Copper Corporation," dated September 1, 1937 shows 400 as a Utah Copper locomotive, "purchased secondhand from Bingham & Garfield Ry.". |
Notes:
Alco-Richmond 0-8-0 — 1 locomotive (Utah Copper)
25x28 cylinders; 51 inch drivers; 221,000 pounds total engine weight; (?) pounds tractive effort
| Road Number |
Builder Date |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
Notes |
| UCC 500 | Jun 1924 | 65663 | after Nov 1958 |
General Notes:
| a. | Built as Utah Copper Company no. 500 (Alco Historic Photos builder photo) |
| b. | Utah Copper 500 was retired after November 1958; the locomotive can be seen intact in the background of a dated photo of a construction project at the Central Power Station, showing out-of-service equipment at the Magna shops. |
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