Homestake Air Locomotive Number 35

Homestake Air Locomotive Number 35 (HM2ACJ)

Location: Lead, SD 57754 Lawrence County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 21.131', W 103° 45.952'

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Locomotive Number 35 was purchased in April, 1931 from the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This locomotive was in service on the Homestake Tramway hauling ore from the Homestake shafts to the Homestake mills.
This locomotive is powered by compressed air. The large air tank capacity is approximately 70 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.
Compressed air locomotives were replaced with battery locomotives or in some cases, electric locomotives.
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HM NumberHM2ACJ
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Placed ByBlack Hills Mining Museum
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Date Added Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 at 10:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13T E 598358 N 4911730
Decimal Degrees44.35218333, -103.76586667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 21.131', W 103° 45.952'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 21' 7.86" N, 103° 45' 57.12" W
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Area Code(s)605
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 270 W Main St, Lead SD 57754, US
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