Abandoned Kennecott Railroad

Just a few updates and one correction: The last train out of the tunnel to the Garfield smelter was in May 2001 as opposed to the mid 1990's. Since then the tracks have been unused and have been allowed to deteriorate for the last 21 years. The "low line" was scrapped and pulled up around 2016 give or take. The high line was intact until the realignment of 6200 south at U-11 severed the line several years back. As of last week 4/12/2022, both U-111 railroad bridges have been demolished for the widening of U-111. Several short stints remain and will likely be untouched unless commercial and residential construction and expansion necessitates its removal.

What is unique to me is that you two actually grew up in these places. Must be sad to see how some of the places have been wiped out. Thanks for posting.

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I am officially a fan. Love both of you and the footage and commentary is a enjoyable. Thanks for sharing.

This channel is a fantastic find! I grew up West Jordan and went to middle school at the Old Bingham High School in Copperton. The old Bingham High School is the only thing missing from the township. Taking that long bus ride to Bingham Canyon was a lot like catching the train the to Hogwarts. We passed Elk and Deer and settling ponds and the Old Cemetary on the way. The school itself looked much like East High, ornate brick pillars and a large copper relief of the mine scene as you came in the front doors. There was a bomb shelter in the basement along with Asbestos Warning signs and a creepy boiler room. A few classrooms had holes in the plaster walls. Someone started a fire in one during Home Econ. once. The tennis courts and field house were in ruins so we stepped around the broken glass and walked on a gravel path out to the dirt and asphalt track to run and play soccer. When everyone else was having anti-drug assemblies, we were watching Kennecott Conveyor Belt Safety films so that we would have the fear of being juiced in our heads if any of us decided to wander off campus. Almost the entire school skipped class to run around the city park the last two days of school. An officer would herd us around in circles from his cruiser. Good times. I miss that building. Now I live on the other side of the mine in Tooele. I stumbled onto your channel with the video you did of the train museum there. Love your series! Keep screwing around!!

Great looking train yard

Thanks a lot for all these interesting American railroad documentaries!

I remember growing up near this mine and going to family outings at Copperton Park. I would go to the parking lot across from the park that had a downhill view of that switch yard. I’d watch all the working trains. This was in the late 80’s. Copperton is a special place. I love that they keep up the old miner housing homes/community.

Funny that I stumble across this now. I just saw an old Kennecott locomotive the other day. I saw Norfolk Southern SD40-2 #3521 floating around Decatur, IL, the other day, which was built as Kennecott #105 in 1978.

Love your shows...Ever think of building a little rail cart for two plus a pet or two..small pop up tent like these roof to tents...Wow now that would be an adventure

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What a blast from the past! I worked there from 1980 until 2005, mostly in the pit. Electric locos ran in the pit until the shutdown in the 1980s very much as you describe. If you look on google earth now, the rails from Copperton to Magna disappear near Magna and the old Bonneville concentrator no longer exists. When I left, KUCC ran tank cars with sulfuric acid as you indicate and the refinery loaded boxcars with their end product which was refined copper plates sent to buyers across the country. Yes, the property has been fenced off but I remember the areas with little human activity as mostly a game preserve.

I notice Kathryn has on her Brooks Institute sweatshirt. You may have yours on too, though I think your says "Subscribe". I have often wandered around Magna thinking about the rail link with the mine. You are answering those ?s for me. Yes, Copperton is a beautiful little town. Copper roofs, who would have thought. I was looking for a nice little diner to have breakfast at some morning. None to be found. Didn't want to knock on somebody's door and invite myself in for breakfast. The mine conveyor system has to be a whole story unto itself which starts at the gyratory crusher. That is a long conveyor system.

My late grandfather worked for ASARCO prior to attending ASU. That whole part of Central Arizona is beautiful and interesting.

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My dad grew up in Garfield, Utah. He graduated from Cyprus High in 1942. His mother's family were original settlers of "Pleasant Green"