Bingham Locomotive Modeling
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Bingham Paint Schemes
All steam locomotives used at Bingham, including the Utah Copper mine operations at Bingham, and the mainline Bingham & Garfield railroad, were all-black with white letters and numbers.
When the electric locomotives began arriving in 1927-1929, they were also painted in the same basic all-black scheme, with white letters and numbers.
In the late 1950s, a few electric locomotives began appearing in a more visible all-yellow scheme.
Then in the very early 1960s, and into the mid 1960s, some electric locomtives were painted in a paint scheme that was mostly yellow, with a bright green side stripe along the frame, and on the cab front and the top of the hoods. The yellow and green scheme was applied to very few electric locomotives, and photos of them are pretty rare.
In the late 1960s, the yellow and black scheme began appearing, and included an vene split between yellow on the lower parts of the locomotive body, and black on the upper parts. The underframe was plain black.
Kennecott Paint Schemes
Diesel locomotives assigned to Ore Haulage Department were painted green with yellow ends and yellow lettering panels.
Diesel locomotives assigned to the Bingham mine were painted a darker yellow, with large numbers in black.
Kennecott Lettering
On SD40-2 104, the following measurements were taken in 1984:
- Numberboard numbers were 8-1/2 inches high.
- Cab number panel was 20 inches high by 54 inches long. The lettering was 7 inches high, with 2 inches between the two lines "K.C.C." and the road number.
- Hood side lettering panel was 18 inches high by 172-3/4 inches long; 9 inches radius for the rounded ends. The letters were 8 inches high. The upper edge was 4 inches down from the lower edge of the radiator panel. The lower edge of the panel was 56 inches up from the walkway (45 inches up on the fireman's side).
On MP15AC 123, the following measurements were taken in 1984:
- Cab number panel was 20 inches by 36 inches. The numbers were 12-1/2 inches high.
- Hood side lettering panel was 14-1/2 inches high by 75 inches long. The lettering was 8 inches high. The lower edge of the panel was 36-1/2 inches up from the walkway.
On GP39-2 705, the following measurements were taken in 1984:
- Cab number panel was 20 inches high. The lettering was 8 inches high.
- Hood side number was 48-1/2 inches high. The hood side "Kennecott" lettering was 8 inches high.
On SD7 903, the following measurements were taken in 1984:
- Cab number panel was 20 inches high by (?) inches long. The lettering was 8 inches high.
- Hood side lettering panel was 18 inches high by 172-1/2 inches long. The letters were 7 inches high. The lower edge of the panel was 53 inches up from the walkway.
On SD24 904, the following measurements were taken in 1984:
- Cab number panel was 20 inches high by 65 inches long. The lettering was 8 inches high.
- Hood side lettering panel was 20 inches high by 173-3/4 inches long. The letters were 7 inches high. The lower edge of the panel was 43 inches up from the walkway.
Kennecott High Cab GP39-2 Measurements
On October 6 to 10, 1978, I took advantage of Kennecott Copper GP39-2 788 being in UP's Salt Lake shops, for warranty repairs (by EMD) of its trucks.
Major features included:
- High clearance fuel tank (13 inches above rail)
- 2700 gallon fuel tank
- Automatic engine oil refill, from storage tank in rear of carbody behind air compressor
- Extra air reservoir ahead of fuel tank
- Pilots were 15 inches above rail
- Cab floor was 30 inches above standard (measured on UP SD40-2 on adjacent track)
- Cab roof was 26 inches above top of carbody (cab roof and carbody are even on standard SD40-2)
- Cab rear windows were 19 inches by 28 inches, looking out above carbody
- Interior cab floor to interior roof was 75-1/4 inches, compared to standard 79-1/2 inches (measured on UP SD40-2 on adjacent track)
- Nose was 93-1/2 inches from walkway to base of top radius
Measurements from front pilot sheet (+/- 1/2 inch):
| Road Number | KCC 788 |
| Model | GP39-2 |
| Order Number | 766028 |
| Builder Number | 766028-10 |
| Builder Date | Jan 1977 |
| Blue Card Date | 26 Jan 1977 |
| Number Group | KCC 779-789 |
| Front end sheet to front jacking pad | 10' 6" |
| Front end sheet to front of fuel tank | 20' 8" |
| Front end sheet to rear of fuel tank | 36' 7" |
| Fuel tank length | 15' 11" |
| Fuel capacity | 2700 |
| Front end sheet to rear jacking pad | 44' 6-1/2" |
| Jacking pad centerline | 33' 11-1/2" |
| Front end sheet to rear end sheet (outside) | 54' 10-1/2" |
| Length - over coupler pulling faces | 58' 10-1/2" |
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