Show largest car ferry the largest car ferry in the world transports both freight and passenger cars across carquinez marquinez straits between port costa and benicia cal it recent ly has been put into operation as a part of the southern pacific railroad rale broad the ferry boat is 43 feet long the hull bull and superstructure are of wood and required over 2 feet ol 01 lumber the lumber Is held in place by 76 tons of spikes and many tons of smaller nails the terry ferry has a capacity ol 01 36 freight cars and two engines or 24 pasq passenger enger cars with two engines it is operated by elec elee trie power |