Before the railway, bull trains were used to haul large quantities of goods. A bull train consisted of numerous oxen, perhaps fourteen or sixteen, pulling three wagons that could carry nine tons of freight.
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Bull team in Calgary Exhibition and Stampede parade, Calgary, Alberta, 1912. |
Indeed, the means of the past are something that we can learn about which is really meaningful.
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