Cornerstones Corollary: Evolution of Pipelines and Compressor Stations

Norm Shade

February 23, 2026

The Cornerstones of Compression series has highlighted many significant products over more than 160 years of continuous progress. This is the final of seven Cornerstones of Compression corollary articles that provide a look at the evolution of natural gas pipelines and compressor stations.

The history of the Gala Compressor Station provides another glimpse into how the U.S. gas pipeline network evolved. Located in a valley between two mountains on the western edge of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Gala Compressor Station was a vital pumping unit on a 20 in. (508 mm)…

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