Kirkland Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Battery Tramming Motor / Moteurs à batteries pour transport sur rails

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

1. Battery Tramming Motor / Moteurs à batteries pour transport sur rails Marker

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[English] These small motors enabled trains of cars to be hauled to the dump points together instead of being pulled or pushed one at a time by a miner. The batteries were lead/acid and required charging up every day at underground charging stations.

[Français] Ces petits moteurs permettaient de transporter des trains de voitures reliées jusqu'aux endroits de déversement au lieu d'être tirés ou poussés un à la fois par un mineur. Les batteries étaient au plomb/acide et devaient être chargées tous les jours dans des stations de recharge souterraines.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 48° 9.395′ N, 80° 1.305′ W. Marker is in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. Marker can be reached from Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west. The marker is located on the Toburn Gold Mine Interpretive Park grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kirkland Lake ON P2N 3L8, Canada. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. End Dump Cars / Waginnettes de déchargements (here, next to this marker); Kirkland Lake Centennial Monument (a few steps from this marker); Sinking Bucket / Godet à fonçage (a few steps from this marker); Steam Powered Winch / Treuil à vapeur (a few steps from this marker); Fire Hose Wagon / Wagon à tuyau d'incendie (within shouting distance of this marker); Cage / La cage (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirkland Lake Region Gold Production (within shouting distance of this marker); Diamond Drilling (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkland Lake.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Toburn Gold Mine

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

2. Battery Tramming Motor / Moteurs à batteries pour transport sur rails Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.