Unique WV Rail History - WV's 40&8 car

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Thanks Don, great info - fills in a lot of details. The people of Welch really got a treasure. Thanks for their success at restoring the car. Jerry Kay

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> According to the article in Goldenseal. The merci car moved to several

> locations in the Kanawha Valley until all that remained was the shell. On

> June 6, 1996 volunteers with the help of the Dept. of Highways dragged it

> off Union Carbide property and onto a flatbed truck to Welch.

>

> This car at one time sit on what is today WV's capitol grounds, Daniel Boone

> Park, St. Albans and South Charleston. Don Mills

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