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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===
[[File:B amp B invoice 001.jpeg|100px|left|thumb|V&T Ledger page describing B&B flat car order.]]
25'6" long.
25'6" long.


Originally this car rode on [[Bliss Pattern truck]]s.
Originally this car rode on [[Bliss Pattern truck]]s.





Latest revision as of 15:46, 11 August 2021

History

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.

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.

V&T Ledger page describing B&B flat car order.

Specifications

25'6" long.

Originally this car rode on Bliss Pattern trucks.









Photographs