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

Battery Tramming Motor

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 1, 2022

1. Battery Tramming Motor Marker

Inscription.
These small motors enabled trains of cars to be hauled to the dump points underground 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. The locomotives were made in such a way that some of them "folded" so that they could be moved from level to level in the small shafts within the mine to the areas where the work was required.

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

Location. 47° 23.731′ N, 79° 41.121′ W. Marker is in Cobalt, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. It can be reached from Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north. The marker and tramming motor are located in the small interpretive park on the north side of the Pan Silver Headframe. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Silver Street, Cobalt ON P0J 1C0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northeastern Ontario

and specifically in Northern Ontario.

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It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Side Dump Cars (here, next to this marker); Mucking Machine or Overshot Loader (here, next to this marker); Slusher and Scraper (here, next to this marker); Cages (a few steps from this marker); The Mine Hoist (a few steps from this marker); Tripod Drill (a few steps from this marker); Bar and Arm Drill (a few steps from this marker); Sinking Bucket (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cobalt.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 1, 2022

2. Battery Tramming Motor & Marker

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 1, 2022

3. Battery Tramming Motor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 179 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.