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![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Truax Mine Car](pics/truax-mine-car100.jpg) |
The Truax mine car, built in Denver, Colorado
a self dumping car with petal latch. |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Fairbanks Morse Mine Car](pics/fairbanks-mine-car100.jpg) |
Fairbanks Morse mine car, light duty built in
Los Angeles, California |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: heavy duty welded C. Card mine car](pics/heavy-mine-car100.jpg) |
C. Card Iron Works heavy duty welded mine car
1930's, Denver, Colorado. |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Matteson Mine Car](pics/matteson-car100.jpg) |
Matteson car built by Joshua Hendy - 1908.
Foundry relocated from San Francisco to Sunnyvale after the
fire and earthquake of 1906. |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode - Scoop Car](pics/scoopcar-thumb.jpg) |
Kreiss Mine Car & Machine Works reproduction
scoop car |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode - scoop cars & miners](pics/miners%20scoopcars100.jpg) |
Historical photo of scoop cars in action |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: El Paso Mine Car](pics/elpaso-car100.jpg) |
Hanging tailgate car built by El Paso Foundry
and Iron Works - El Paso, Texas |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: El Paso Mine Car](pics/elpaso-car-frnt100.jpg) |
Front view of El Paso car |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Hendy Mine Car](pics/1915-jhcar100.jpg) |
Hendy Mine Car - 1915. Joshua Hendy Iron
Works, San Francisco, California |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Silver Bros Mine Car](pics/mulecar100.jpg) |
"Mule Car" - mules were attached to four hooks
on sides - built by Silver Bros Iron Works, Salt Lake City,
Utah. |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Truax Auto Dump Ore Car](pics/truax-car100.jpg) |
Truax Automatic Dump Ore Car - built by Globe
Iron Works - Stockton, California. |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode - Joshua Hendy 1930 welded ore car](pics/jhwelded1930-car100.jpg) |
Joshua Hendy 1930 welded mine car, large
capacity, 12" wheels |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Skip Mine Car](pics/skipcar100.jpg) |
Skip car reproduction - Kreiss Mine Car & Machine Works |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Ogden Mine Car](pics/ogdencar100.jpg) |
Mine car built by Ogden Iron Works - Ogden,
Utah |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Wooden Skip Car](pics/woodskip100.jpg) |
Wooden Skip Car (rebuilt) - truck and wheels
from the 1880's |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Wooden Go-Devil](pics/godevil100.jpg) |
Go-Devil: a small wooden car used to move ore
from the stope inside a mine. |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Joshua Hendy 1890-1900 Car](pics/old_jh100.jpg) |
Older style Joshua Hendy car 1890-1900 |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: slant back car front view](pics/slantbackcar100.jpg) |
Slant back car, front view. Reproduction.
Kreiss Mine Car & Machine Works. |
![Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Slant back car rear view](pics/slantbackcar2-100.jpg) |
Slant back car, rear view. Reproduction.
Kreiss Mine Car & Machine Works. |
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