Railpictures.ca - colin arnot Photo: 1912 built H.K. Porter Compressed Air Locomotive on display at Britania Mine Museum. These sort of locomotives were pre-charged with air, this one to 5515 kpa, and used in mines where explosive gases made electric power unsafe. This locomotive hauled coal at the Canmore Coal Mine in Alberta. | Railpictures.ca – Canadian Railway Photography

1912 built H.K. Porter Compressed Air Locomotive on display at Britania Mine Museum. These sort of locomotives were pre-charged with air, this one to 5515 kpa, and used in mines where explosive gases made electric power unsafe. This locomotive hauled coal at the Canmore Coal Mine in Alberta.

Caption: 1912 built H.K. Porter Compressed Air Locomotive on display at Britania Mine Museum. These sort of locomotives were pre-charged with air, this one to 5515 kpa, and used in mines where explosive gases made electric power unsafe. This locomotive hauled coal at the Canmore Coal Mine in Alberta.

Photographer:	colin arnot [627] (more) (contact)
Date:	08/26/2013 (search)
Railway:	Industrial (search)
Reporting Marks:	Not Provided
Train Symbol:	Not Provided
Subdivision/SNS:	Britania Mine Museum (search)
City/Town:	Britania Beach (search)
Province:	British Columbia (search)
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headtailgrep

September 14, 2013 at 5:51 pm

Very cool – and it’s on rails too I wonder if any compressed air locomotives are still in service anywhere.

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