Horsecars 12 and 52 of the Canal & Claiborne Railroad are operating on the Girod & Poydras line.  The upper picture of car 12 was probably drawn some time in the 1880s; the lower picture of car 52 is dated in the 1890s.  It is not possible to say how close these drawings are to the actual reality, but they seem to be plausible representations of the type of horsecar that was run by the various New Orleans companies.  The wheels are fastened to the axles realistically, and the Bombay roof is typical.  Note the single passenger entrance and exit at the center of the rear end of the car, which gave this type of car the name “bobtail”.  One unrealistic feature in the upper picture is the legs of the horse.  I'm no expert on horses, but this one's slender legs seem more suitable to a race horse than to a streetcar horse.  Actually, horsecars in New Orleans were often pulled by mules, as seen in the lower picture.  The Girod & Poydras horsecar line was one of the last horsecar lines in the city, and was abandoned rather than being converted to electric streetcars.