Navajo Mine and Railroad

Navajo Mine and Railroad
Navajo Mine and Railroad, mining status as of 2016
Overview
StatusOperating
LocaleSan Juan County, New Mexico
Termini
Websitenavenergy.com
Service
TypeFreight railroad for sub-bituminous coal
History
Opened1974
Technical
Line length13.3 miles (21.4 km)
Track length17.8 miles (28.6 km)
Number of tracks1
Charactersingle track main line two branches
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationNo, formerly 25 kV 60 Hz (AC) overhead catenary
Route map

Wye
0
Four Corner Power Plant
7 mi
Hosteen stockpile
Barber stockpile
14 mi
Lowe stockpile

The Navajo Mine is a surface coal mine owned and operated by Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) in New Mexico, United States, within the Navajo Nation. The mine is about 20.5 miles (33 km) southwest of Farmington, New Mexico. The Navajo Mine Railroad has 13.8 miles (22.2 km) of track between the Four Corners Generating Station and Navajo Mine.