The dimensions of a cattle car were approximately 25 feet by 10 feet. This gave the cattle car an area of 250 square feet.
Near the beginning of the book when they were piled in the cattle wagon Elie said, the world is like a cattle wagon.
The author, Elie Wiesel, describes their cattle car as being like a "sealed cattle wagon." This metaphor signifies the dehumanizing conditions the prisoners faced during their transportation to the concentration camp, emphasizing their confinement, helplessness, and lack of basic rights.
In the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel, around 80 people were loaded into each cattle car during the transport to Auschwitz. The cramped conditions and lack of ventilation caused great suffering during the journey.
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Depends on the size of the cattle. Rail cars transporting young weanling steers can have up to 50 or 60 cattle in a single car. With large cows or bulls, maybe only 15 to 30 may fit in a rail car.
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Werner Fricke has written: 'Cattle husbandry in Nigeria' -- subject(s): Cattle, Rural conditions
Peter Rigby has written: 'Cattle, Capitalism, and Class' -- subject(s): Baraguyu (African people), Cattle, Cattle herders, Domestic animals, Economic aspects, Economic aspects of Cattle, Economic conditions, Rural development, Social conditions 'Crazy World of Birdwatching' 'Stanley Sticks Out' 'Crazy World of Sailing'
The condition in the cattle car can be comparable to an animal being trapped in a black plastic box with 1 or 2 small windows in the middle of summer. The air circulation is bad within the car which causes heat strokes/dehydration for the Jews in a long trip. Only a few who are next to windows are considered lucky.
When a car turns a corner.