A stock car is a type of rolling stock used for carrying livestock (not carcasses) to market. A traditional stock car resembles a box car 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 sheep, pigs, and poultry. Specialized types of stock cars have been built to haul live fish and shellfish and circus animals such as camels and elephants. Until the 1880s, when the Mather Stock Car Company and others introduced "more humane" stock cars, loss rates could be quite high as the animals were hauled over long distances. Features Blackened metal wheels Body mounted couplers Non-magnetic axles Specifications Scale: HO Scale
BACHMANN Ho Scale Santa Fe 40 Stock Car, Brown
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Ho Scale Santa Fe 40 Stock Car, Brown
A stock car is a type of rolling stock used for carrying livestock (not carcasses) to market. A traditional stock car resembles a box car 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 sheep, pigs, and poultry. Specialized types of stock cars have been built to haul live fish and shellfish and circus animals such as camels and elephants. Until the 1880s, when the Mather Stock Car Company and others introduced "more humane" stock cars, loss rates could be quite high as the animals were hauled over long distances. Features Blackened metal wheels Body mounted couplers Non-magnetic axles Specifications Scale: HO Scale