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A second car, added onto a Livestock train, that housed the Drover's (AkA livestock handlers). this was required on the longer hauls, since the law stated that every so often the stock had to be unloaded, grazed and rested before moving on. The drover's would perform all these dfuties, as such they got to ride in either a modified box car or caboose that was outfitted with more bunks and a small kitchen. the car usually was situated midway in the train to allow the drovers to quiicky get to any car, should there be an emergency in one of them (dead stock needing removing, re-watering, ect).
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