Kennecott Copper Corporation No. 903 was an EMD SD7 diesel locomotive built by the Electro-Motive Division for the Kennecott Copper Corporation in December 1952.
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Kennecott Copper Corporation No. 903 was constructed in December 1952 by the Electro-Motive Division for the Kennecott Copper Corporation as the sole example of the Kennecott Copper Corporation's own EMD SD7 locomotive, and it was delivered to the Kennecott Copper Corporation in 1953.
No. 903 was equipped with no dynamic brakes, had a tractive effort of 84,300 lbf (375 kN) and weighed in at an impressive 342,880 lbs (155527.8 kg) and was designed for Ore Haulage on the Kennecott Copper Corporation's system.
No. 903 was retired from active service on April 8, 1988, after 35 years of service on the Kennecott Copper Corporation, then was sold to a locomotive dealer called "Western Railway Supply", until it was sold to the Minnesota Valley Rail Authority (MNVA) at Morton, Minnesota in November 1990, it was seen on January 1st, 1991, at Omaha, Nebraska en route to MNVA, and was sadly scrapped in 1994 by the MNVA themselves.