Railcar Conditions
The conditions inside the cattle cars were beyond torture. It is unbelievable that anyone survived the horrible trip. Below are conditions that Jews faced when being moved on the trains.
-When put on the trains, up to 150 people were crowded into each car.
-There were so many people in each car that there was no room to sit down.
-The doors on the train cars would then be sealed shut.
-Every vent and other opening was either closed off or covered in barbed wire or heavy bars.
-It was very dark inside the cars.
-The air got very hot and stifling and everything was dirty
-The deportees got no food or water the whole trip.
The worst thing is that the trip lasted several days to several weeks!
Faith was what most people used to help them get through the terrible time on the cattle cars. They prayed and only hoped that a miracle would come. Some stopped believing, though, and screamed, and some even went mad.
A vent on the cattle car covered with barbed wire.