old compressed-air locomotive, Plymouth Cordage Co.
I went into some random building looking for a bathroom and there happened to be an old locomotive on display in there! Go figure.
In any case, this cabless locomotive, powered by compressed air, is dated 1877 and apparently was used exclusively for the Plymouth Cordage Co., which was at the time the world's largest rope factory. It even had underground tunnels, like a subway, for this engine to pull flatcars of materials around the factory.
old compressed-air locomotive, Plymouth Cordage Co.
I went into some random building looking for a bathroom and there happened to be an old locomotive on display in there! Go figure.
In any case, this cabless locomotive, powered by compressed air, is dated 1877 and apparently was used exclusively for the Plymouth Cordage Co., which was at the time the world's largest rope factory. It even had underground tunnels, like a subway, for this engine to pull flatcars of materials around the factory.