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Ore Cars and Mining Equipment

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Mine Cars, Ore Cars, Skip Cars Page 1
Mine Cars, Ore Cars, Skip Cars Page 2 <
Ore Buckets, Water Buckets and Other Equipment

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Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Low-boy car Low-boy car, 1880's. Museum, Angels Camp, CA.
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Flat Mine Car Flat car - used to carry rails and timbers
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: California Electric Steel Co. Car, made in Angels Camp, CA.
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Latrine or Potty Car courtesy Steve Ellison 
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Fulton Style Car
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Kreiss Fulton Style Car
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Kreiss Chute Car. Used at ore dump chutes.
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Old Virginia City Car
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Kreiss "Pack In" Car. A small car with a light truck that comes apart to carry on pack mules.
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Risdon Iron Works car. Museum, Angels Camp, CA.
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode: Kreiss Side Dump
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode:  Side Dump Car courtesy Steve Ellison 
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode:  Small Car With 8 Inch Wheels 
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode:  Wildcat Miner's Car 
Wildcat Mines of the Mother Lode:  Old Style Wooden Car. Reproduction of wooden cars used in the 1860's, made with original strappings. 
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