Western Railroad Discussion > RBBB RED--Aug. 22--San Jose to Bakersfield CA

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August 22 RED UNIT Train-Run from San Jose to Bakersfield CA.

2011 Red Unit Circus Train:
---59 Cars (38 conventional passenger-type cars; 21 TTX-[type] piggyback flats)
---4,290 Tons (when fully loaded)
---5,235 Feet (WITHOUT host RR's power attached; 1 mile = 5,280 feet)
(This RBBB train was shown on the History Channel TV series "Extreme Trains.")

RED UNIT -- 141st Edition -- "FULLY CHARGED" -- now on the FIRST half of its 2-year tour.
SEE: http://www.ringling.com/SectionLandingPage.aspx?id=45125
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Current RBBB rail-tour Edition Numbers for the Red (and Blue) Unit(s) are measured from the show's first year, 1871. Train-run ["jump"] dates presume each train departs the morning [or day] after the closing performance date. *Scheduled routing and departure time can change without notice.
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2011 RED UNIT PLAY DATES: Following is the "confirmed" FIRST half of the 2-year tour of the 141st Edition ("FULLY CHARGED"):

ALREADY PLAYED:
Tampa, Florida: Jan. 5 - 9
Orlando, Florida: Jan. 13 - 17
Jacksonville, Florida: Jan. 20 - 23
Birmingham, Alabama: Jan. 26 - 30
Greenville, South Carolina: Feb. 2 - 6
Greensboro, North Carolina: Feb. 9 - 13
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Feb. 16 - 20
Newark, New Jersey: February 23 - 27
East Rutherford, New Jersey: Mar. 2 - 13
Uniondale, New York: Mar. 16 - 20
Youngstown, Ohio: Mar. 25 - 28
Louisville, Kentucky: Mar. 31 - Apr. 3
Hampton, Virginia: Apr. 7 - 10
Norfolk, Virginia: Apr. 14 - 17
Richmond, Virginia: Apr. 20 - 24
Providence, Rhode Island: Apr. 28 - May 1
Hartford, Connecticut: May 4 - 8
Trenton, New Jersey: May 11 - 15
(Train remains in Trenton thru May 22; mini-vacation)
Hershey, Pennsylvania: May 25 - 30
Omaha, Nebraska: June 3 - 5
Colorado Springs, Colorado: June 9 - 12
Las Vegas, Nevada: June 16 - 19
Phoenix, Arizona: June 22 - 26
Tucson, Arizona: June 30 - July 3
Fresno, California: July 6 - 11
San Diego, California: July 14 - 17
Los Angeles, California: July 20- 24
Anaheim, California: July 27 - Aug. 7 (2 weeks)
Ontario, California: Aug. 10 - 14

PLAYING NOW:
San Jose, California: Aug. 17 - 21

PLAYING NEXT:
Bakersfield, California: Aug. 25 - 28
San Francisco, California: Sept. 1 - 5
Oakland, California: Sept. 8 - 11
Sacramento, California: Sept. 15 - 18
Salt Lake City, Utah: Sept. 22 - 25
Denver, Colorado: Sept. 29 - Oct. 9 (2 weeks)
St. Louis, Missouri: Oct. 13 - 16
Cleveland, Ohio: Oct. 19 - 23
Toledo, Ohio: Oct. 27 - 30
Rosemont, Illinois: Nov. 3 - 13
Chicago, Illinois: Nov. 16 - 27
Indianapolis, Indiana: Dec. 1 - 4
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2012 Red Unit advance play-date confirmations:
Miami, Florida: Jan. 6 - 16
Columbia, South Carolina: Jan. 19 - 23
Nashville, Tennessee: Jan. 26 - 29
Raleigh, North Carolina: Feb. 8 - 12
Dayton, Ohio: April 26 - 29

So given the dates shown for next year it looks like California may see the Blue unit next year ?

czuleget Wrote:
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> So given the dates shown for next year it looks
> like California may see the Blue unit next year ?

YES; the two railroad shows always alernate like this. Red show plays CA. in odd-numbered years; Blue show plays CA. in even-numbered years.

Will Post "Projected Routing" later on Sunday, 21 August 11 (Red Unit) when all pertinent data and information is received and compiled from “The Network”.
All for now. bcd9 ∑:=)

SanJoaquinEngr Wrote:
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> Guessing the routing will be San Jose to Oakland
> via Decoto.. to Elvas and down the San Joaquin
> Valley to Bakersfield..??


Seems like the long way around. Why not over Altamont, then down the valley like they did with #11 earlier this year?

calhog Wrote:
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> SanJoaquinEngr Wrote:
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> > Guessing the routing will be San Jose to
> Oakland
> > via Decoto.. to Elvas and down the San Joaquin
> > Valley to Bakersfield..??
>
>
> Seems like the long way around. Why not over
> Altamont, then down the valley like they did with
> #11 earlier this year?

I guess was in the old SP mode..doah ! lol