Re: West Oakland. Nevada Northern private car
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 09-11-2017 - 14:34
ff Wrote:
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> Back when.. NN had what was possibly
> Kennecott Copper pres car and from faded memory
> it was stationed in the west Oakland yard with
> its attendant living on board.. car 100? name
> Cyprus? . letterboard Nevada Northern.. with
> initials on either end of the board for the
> B&G? and another mining road in Arizona..
> Question.. if this description is anywhere near
> correct.. wondering if that car still exists...
> ??
Bingham & Garfield (Kennecott) business car 100 is preserved at the Sumpter Valley Railroad in Oregon, but I doubt you ever saw it in Oakland.
What was stored in the West Oakland Passenger Yard for a period of time was Lucius Beebe's private car "Virginia City" - also numbered 100 - back when it belonged to him or his estate (Charles Clegg). That's likely what you saw there.