Union Pacific Posse Car (Special Railroad Car Loaded with Men and Horses), 1900

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Courtesy of the Union Pacific Railroad Company Museum, 1900

Description 

This posse car was used to transport lawmen and horses to chase the "Wild Bunch Bandits" in 1900 after the group robbed a train. The photo shown being loaded was in Tipton, Wyoming, the posse car was a retrofitted baggage car equipped with ramps so that posses and their mounts could quickly reach the robbery scene.

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• Some railroad cars carried livestock such as horses. What opportunities would that create?

Citation Information 

Courtesy of the Union Pacific Railroad Company Museum, 1900.