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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Bb-flatcar-8-full-profile.jpeg|300px|right|thumb|Restored flatcar #8 in Loon Lake, California in 2014.]] | |||
Flatcar #8 was built for the Bodie & Benton Railway & Lumber Company by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad shops in Carson City, Nevada. | Flatcar #8 was built for the Bodie & Benton Railway & Lumber Company by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad shops in Carson City, Nevada. | ||
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25'6" long. | 25'6" long. | ||
Originally this car rode on [[Bliss Pattern truck]]. | Originally this car rode on [[Bliss Pattern truck]]s. | ||
==Photographs== | |||
[[Category:Flat Cars]] [[Category:V&T Shops built]] [[Category:Preserved Equipment]] [[Category:36in Gauge Equipment]] | [[Category:Flat Cars]] [[Category:V&T Shops built]] [[Category:Preserved Equipment]] [[Category:36in Gauge Equipment]] | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 11 August 2021
History
Flatcar #8 was built for the Bodie & Benton Railway & Lumber Company by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad shops in Carson City, Nevada.
On Display at the June Lake Marina in June Lake CA. Body rescued from a wreck site below Bodie and restored for display.
Note: The trucks used under this restoration are from a Crown Zellerbach flatcar and are not representative of the design used in service.
Specifications
25'6" long.
Originally this car rode on Bliss Pattern trucks.