The Bausman mine was a nineteenth century coal mine in the Pittsburgh area. The mine was started in 1844 by Frederick Bausman

Frederick Bausman (Pittsburgh)

Frederick Bausman was an early coal mining operator in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Born in Pittsburgh in 1825, he was the son of Doctor Frederick Bausman and Sarah Beltzhoover.-Libel Charges:...

, and ran underground from 12th Street in Birmingham, Pennsylvania (today South Side (Pittsburgh)

South Side (Pittsburgh)

South Side is an area in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, located along the Monongahela River across from Downtown Pittsburgh. The South Side is officially divided into two neighborhoods, South Side Flats and South Side Slopes. Both the Flats and the Slopes are represented on Pittsburgh City...

) to Spiketown

Carrick (Pittsburgh)

Carrick is a south neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is served by two zip codes, 15210 and 15227, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 4 with a part in District 3.Located between the suburbs of the South Hills and...

. Coal from other mines in Spiketown was transferred through this mine using a steam locomotive..

Bausman's Rhinoceros

The rhinoceros was an early steam locomotive, used in the Bausman mine. It was a narrow gauge

Narrow gauge

A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...

 (3 foot) steam locomotive

Locomotive

A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...

 of an unusual design. The original builder is unknown. It was re-built by Thatcher Perkins of the Pittsburgh Locomotive Works

Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works

The Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a railroad equipment manufacturing company founded by Andrew Carnegie and T.N. Miller in 1865. It was located in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.It repaired an early locomotive known as Bausman's Rhinoceros in April 1867....

in 1867.
The locomotive is designed with an unusual driving mechanism, in order to minimize the vertical foces of the wheels on the iron tracks.