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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Bodie & Benton flatcar #8}} | |||
==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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Note: The trucks used under this restoration are from a Crown Zellerbach flatcar and are not representative of the design used in service. | Note: The trucks used under this restoration are from a Crown Zellerbach flatcar and are not representative of the design used in service. | ||
[[File:B amp B invoice 001.jpeg|150px|left|thumb|V&T Ledger page describing B&B flat car order.]] | |||
===Specifications=== | ===Specifications=== | ||
25'6" long. | 25'6" long. | ||
Originally this car rode on [[Bliss Pattern truck]]. | Originally this car rode on [[Bliss Pattern truck]]s. | ||
==Photographs== | |||
<gallery caption="On display in Loon Lake, California." widths=200px perrow=4> | |||
Image:Bb-flat-end-qtr.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-bolster-qtr-view.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-brake-hardware.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-end-bold.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-end-qtr.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-end-view-2 001.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-needlebeam 001.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-plaque.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-pocket-detail.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-profile.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-qtr-low.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
Image:Bb-flat-underside.jpeg|Andrew Brandon Photograph. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[: | [[Category:Flat Cars]] [[Category:V&T Shops built]] [[Category:Preserved Equipment]] [[Category:36in Gauge Equipment]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 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.
Photographs
- On display in Loon Lake, California.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
Andrew Brandon Photograph.
