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John Farrell

February 28, 2005 07:56PM

Does anyone know how quickly stock cars could be loaded on Colorado lines? Plus, how long would a cattle or sheep outfit have to wait at the loading pens for a train to arrive? Would it typically be the same day as the train showed up? There must have been camping involved.

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Livestock loading practices	John Farrell	February 28, 2005 07:56PM
Re: Livestock loading practices	Ron Welch	February 28, 2005 08:15PM
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Re: Livestock loading on the NG	Rod Jensen	March 01, 2005 10:39PM
Re: Livestock loading on the NG	Fritz Klinke	March 02, 2005 12:17AM
Re: Livestock loading on the NG	Andy Roth	March 02, 2005 10:27AM
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