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Wagons LL1 to LL50 were constructed, resembling two L wagons joined and placed on bogies. Each wagon was capable of holding 50 sheep per compartment for a total of 200. [9] The wagons were also unusual in that they had two waybill clips, so that one half of the wagn could be used by one owner, and the other half for another person's sheep.
A cattle wagon or a livestock wagon is a type of railway vehicle designed to carry livestock.Within the classification system of the International Union of Railways they fall under Class H - special covered wagons - which, in turn are part of the group of covered goods wagons, although cattle have historically also been transported in open goods wagons.
The typical drive comprised 1,500–2,500 head of cattle. The typical outfit consisted of a boss, (perhaps the owner), from ten to fifteen hands, each of whom had a string of from five to ten horses; a horse wrangler who handled the horses; and a cook, who drove the chuck wagon. The wagon carried the bedrolls; tents were considered excess ...
The unique, 70-square-foot property, which hit the market at $25,000, used to serve a very different purpose when it was first built in the 1800s. Converted 1800s sheep wagon makes for the perfect ...
A traditional stock car resembles a boxcar with louvered instead of solid car sides (and sometimes ends) for the purpose of providing ventilation; stock cars can be single-level for large animals such as cattle or horses, or they can have two or three levels for smaller animals such as goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry.
The shepherd's hut (or shepherd's wagon) was, since the 14th century [1] and into the 20th century, used by shepherds during sheep raising and lambing, primarily in the United Kingdom and France. [2] Shepherd's huts often had iron wheels and corrugated iron tops. Sometimes the sides were also made of corrugated iron. [citation needed]
Clear Creek and Guy Gulch Wagon Road Company: CB&Q: 1871 1873 Colorado Central Railroad: Colorado Railroad: 1938 1957 N/A Colorado Railroad: CB&Q: 1906 1930 Colorado and Southern Railway: Colorado Railway: DRGW: 1883 1888 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad: Colorado Central Railroad: CB&Q: 1869 1890 Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway: Colorado ...
The sheep car that local high school students restored Today the centre is operated by a staff of volunteers sourced from the local community in conjunction with a paid manager and a receptionist. Through a skills-development program run in association with the local high school, students assisted with the refurbishment of a sheep wagon and a ...