Homestake Air Locomotive Number 1A - Lead, SD
N 44° 21.105 W 103° 45.814
13T E 598542 N 4911685
Homestake Air Locomotive Number 1A at Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, SD. In use 1928-1961.
Waymark Code: WMT9V7
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2016
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Locomotive Number 1A was purchased on January 31, 1928 from the B.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at a cost of $7,525. This locomotive was in continuous service on the Homestake Tramway hauling ore from shafts to the mills until it was taken out of service in 1961.
This locomotive is powered by compressed air. The large air tank capacity is approximately 135 cubic feet of air at 1000 psi. It was filled from a large stationary air compressor on the Tramway. The air is released via the throttle to the pistons which drives the wheels, similar to a steam engine.
Locomotive 1A replaced Locomotive 1, which was purchased in 1901, one of the first locomotives of its type.
Locomotive 1A weighs approximately 27,000 pounds and operates on 22-inch gauge track.
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compressed air
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