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Western Railroad Discussion > RBBB Blue--July 27--Ontario to Anaheim CADate: 07/25/16 09:20 RBBB Blue--July 27--Ontario to Anaheim CA Author: rbx551985 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/ ________________________________________________ July 27 BLUE UNIT Train-Run from Ontario to Anaheim, California. 2016 Blue Unit Circus Train: ---61 Cars* (40 conventional passenger-type cars; 21 TTX-[type] piggyback flats) ---4,490 Tons (when fully loaded) ---5,409 Feet (WITHOUT host RR's power attached; 1 mile = 5,280 feet) BLUE UNIT -- 146th Edition -- "OUT OF THIS WORLD" -- extended tour. SEE: https://www.ringling.com/shows/out-of-this-world/ ___________________________________________________ Current RBBB rail-tour Edition Numbers for the two railroad shows, Blue and Red, 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 PLAY DATES for the 146th Edition ("OUT OF THIS WORLD"), from the official RBBB website: ALREADY PLAYED: Fresno, CA: July 7 - 10 Los Angeles, CA: July 14 - 19 PLAYING NOW: Ontario, CA: July 22 - 26 PLAYING NEXT: Anaheim, CA: July 29 - Aug. 7 Oakland, CA: Aug. 18 - 22 San Jose, CA: Ag. 25 - Sept. 5 Bakersfield, CA: Sept. 9 - 11 Sacramento, CA: Sept. 15 - 18 Salt Lake City, UT: Sept. 23 - 26 Denver, CO: Sept. 30 - Oct. 9 Columbus, OH: Oct. 14 - 16 Cleveland, OH: Oct. 20 - 23 Rosemont, IL: Nov. 4 - 13 Chicago, IL: Nov. 17 - 27 Indianapolis, IN: Dec. 1 - 4 St. Louis, MO: Dec. 8 - 11 Oklahoma City, OK: Dec. 15 - 18 Any "time-gaps" between towns could be considered to be other venues, at this early date, yet to be "confirmed" as the year progresses. ---------- MEANWHILE, the Red Unit remains in Houston, Texas through July 31, after which they have a scheduled train-run on August 1 to Dallas. Date: 07/25/16 09:28 Re: RBBB Blue--July 27--Ontario to Anaheim CA Author: CPRR What routing and where are they going to park it?
Posted from iPhone Date: 07/25/16 11:19 Re: RBBB Blue--July 27--Ontario to Anaheim CA Author: wigwag Theres still a big gap in the time it should be in San Diego. :(
Date: 07/25/16 17:43 Re: RBBB Blue--July 27--Ontario to Anaheim CA Author: SteveD No San Diego show scheduled this year, nor San Francisco🙁
btw, can anyone remind me just where the train is spotted for reloading and when that is likely tomhappen(after last show today?) Steve Donaldson Pacific Grove, CA Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/26/16 09:39 by SteveD. Date: 07/27/16 10:33 Re: RBBB Blue--July 27--Ontario to Anaheim CA Author: rbx551985 NO show in San Diego, apparently: show personnel state they have a "brief break" that week; it has been suggested they will move the train north to FRESNO for that week, but that's not confirmed to my knowledge.
Date: 07/27/16 15:07 Re: RBBB Blue--July 27--Ontario to Anaheim CA Author: mapboy rbx551985 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > NO show in San Diego, apparently: show personnel > state they have a "brief break" that week; it has > been suggested they will move the train north to > FRESNO for that week, but that's not confirmed to > my knowledge. Given a choice, I'd think the cast would prefer parking along the SoCal beach compared to the 100-degree heat of Fresno. mapboy |