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Show Largest Car Ferry. The largest, car ferry in the world transports both freight and passenger cars across Carquinez straits, between Port Costa and Benicia, Cal. It recently recent-ly has been put into operation as a part of the Southern Pacific railroad. The ferry boat is 43 feet long. The hull and superstructure are of wood and required over 2,000,000 foet of lumber. The lumber is held in place by 76 tons of spikes and many tons of smaller nails. The ferry has a - - capacity of 36 freight ears and two engines, or 24 passenger cars with two engines. It is operated by electric elec-tric power. |