Western Railroad Discussion > RBBB Red--June 27--Phoenix AZ to San Antonio TX

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS 
http://www.ringling.com/
151.625 is the Circus Train Operations radio frequency. 

Circus Train Yahoo Group: 
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CircusTrain/
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June 27-RED UNIT Train-Run from Phoenix AZ to San Antonio TX.

 2016 Red Unit Circus Train:
---60 Cars* (39 conventional passenger-type cars; 21 TTX-[type] piggyback flats) 
---4,370 Tons (when fully loaded) 
---5,320 Feet (WITHOUT host RR's power attached; 1 mile = 5,280 feet)    

*The train is being systematically reduced in size this year; stay tuned later this Spring for an updated length, tonnage and feet-in-length. (Currently, the Red Unit's train is now down to about 54 cars in length.)

RED UNIT -- 145th Edition -- "CIRCUS XTREME" -- on its extended tour. 
SEE: https://www.ringling.com/shows/circus-xtreme/
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Current RBBB rail-tour Edition Numbers for the two railroad shows, Red (and Blue), 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. RBBB Circus Trains can change scheduled routing and departure time without notice.

2016 RED UNIT – 145th EDITION of THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH 

ALREADY PLAYED:
Miami, FL: Jan. 8 - 18
Columbia, SC: Jan. 21 - 24
Charlotte, NC:  Jan. 27 - 31
Raleigh, NC: Feb. 3 - 7
Atlanta, GA: Feb. 10 - 15
Duluth, GA:  Feb. 18 - 28
Cincinnati, OH: Mar. 3 - 6
Richmond, VA: Mar. 10 - 13
Baltimore, MD: Mar. 16 - 27
Washington, DC: Mar. 31 - Apr. 3
Fairfax, VA: Apr. 6 - 17
Charleston, WV: Apr. 21 - 24 
Wilkes-Barre, PA: Apr. 28 - May 1
Manchester, NH: May 5 - 8
Hartford, CT: May 11 - 15
Trenton, NJ: May 18 - 22 
Hershey, PA: May 25 - 30
Lincoln, NE: June 3 - 5
Colorado Springs, CO: June 9 - 12
Las Vegas, NV: June 16 - 19  

PLAYING NOW: 
Phoenix, AZ: June 23 - 26 

PLAYING NEXT:
San Antonio, TX: June 30 - July 4
New Orleans, LA: July 7 - 10
Houston, TX: July 14 - 31
Dallas, TX: Aug. 3 - 14
Fort Worth, TX: Aug. 18 - 21
Austin, TX: Aug. 24 - 28
Little Rock, AR: Sept. 2 - 4
Lexington, KY: Sept. 9 - 11
Kansas City, MO: Sept. 15 - 18
Grand Rapids, MI: Sept. 29 - Oct. 2
Albany, NY: Oct. 6 - 9
Bridgeport, CT: Oct. 19 - 23
Rochester, NY: Oct. 27 - 30
Pittsburgh, PA: Nov. 3 - 6
Auburn Hills, MI: Nov. 10 - 13

Any "gaps" left between these towns are time-frames left to add other venues for the 2016 tour; any others will be posted as soon as they are "confirmed" during the rest of this year.

Obviously, with the route of sister show Blue Unit now confirmed (in yesterday's thread, BELOW) as being on BNSF west of New Orleans, the Red Unit's move over UP to San Antonio precludes any possibility of the two trains passing each other in route.  Darn.

SEE: http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4059348



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/24/16 09:30 by rbx551985.

SPXSA-27Train Inquiry     Train Events  EventCity/StateDate/TimeScheduled Events  Scheduled DeparturePhoenix, AZ06/27/16 06:00Scheduled DepartureTucson, AZ06/27/16 13:30Scheduled DepartureSanterrt, NM06/28/16 00:50Scheduled DepartureAlpine, TX06/28/16 10:55Scheduled DepartureDelrio, TX06/28/16 18:55Scheduled DepartureSananteya, TX06/29/16 06:55Scheduled ArrivalKirby, TX06/29/16 07:33