Bodie & Benton flatcar #8

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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.

Specifications

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

25'6" long.

Originally this car rode on Bliss Pattern trucks.




Photographs

  • On display in Loon Lake, California.

  • Andrew Brandon Photograph.

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