To support touring by train, Coup and Castello developed a new method of transporting the circus. Railroad flatcars were equipped with removable ramps, which were installed between the cars …

Sep 11, 2024 · Comprising various types of cars, circus trains typically included sleeper cars for performers and crew, flatcars for wagons and tents, and specially designed animal cars.

Mar 20, 2022 · Circus trains typically consisted of three types of cars: large animal cars, flat cars loaded with colorful wagons and passenger cars for the workers and performers.

Feb 27, 2024 · Watching the circus unload long lines of passenger cars, trying to catch the perfect photo of a passing circus train and studying the robust operations of the trains have become a …

The RBBX circus trains were more than one mile in length and consisted of 60 railroad cars, which is the equivalent of 120 trucks. The trains consisted of stock cars for exotic animals, flat …

Before the days of trucks and tractors, when horses were the prime means of moving the wagons from the train to the circus lot, the train consisted of approximately 50% flat cars, 25% stock …

Ringling Bros. provides an instructional booklet detailing train operations and emergency procedures to all employees. Maximum train speed is 60 miles per hour. The stock cars, for …

As the Greatest Show on Earth entered the 21st century (its third), the RBBB circus train fleet had grown to well over 60 sleek, masterfully refurbished streamlined passenger cars and just as …

Oct 1, 2021 · This book brings those memories back via striking photography - more than 200 color images of circus train equipment and operations from 1946-2017 across the country!

While the movements were and are made in dedicated trains, the necessary flatcars and boxcars were and are supplied by DB Cargo and its predecessor companies, or private car lessors - …