Eastern Railroad Discussion > RBBB Circus Trains roll Oct. 30 (BLUE to IL; RED to PA)

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The next jumps of the two RBBB Circus Trains are as follows:

~~BLUE UNIT (60-cars) ~~ 136th Edition:
Oct. 30 - Cleveland OH to Rosemont IL (west Chicago).

~~ RED UNIT (56-cars) ~~ 135th Edition:
Oct. 30 -- Bridgeport CT to Pittsburgh PA
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TO PLAN AHEAD for railfan outings surrounding the remaining [2006] RBBB Circus Train-runs, The Greatest Show On Earth's further, up-coming jump-dates beyond those shown above are currently scheduled as follows (DISCLAIMER: all train-run ["jump"]-dates presume each train departs the morning [or day] after the closing preforming date -- ALL Circus Train-runs can change timing and/or routing WITHOUT NOTICE, even after they have departed their initial terminal, due to the nature of [modern] railroading in general...):

RED UNIT (135th Edition -- http://ringling.com/explore/135/ ):

~~~Oct. 30 Bridgeport CT to Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh PLAY DATES: Nov 01 - Nov 05)
~~~Nov. 6 to: Auburn Hills, MI (Auburn Hills PLAY DATES: Nov 08 - Nov 12)
~~~November 13 to: St. Louis, MO (St. Louis PLAY DATES: Nov 15 - Nov 19)

'THE END' of the 135th Edition!

~~~Nov. 20/21/22 - Red Unit's "HOME RUN" (RR routing unknown) to Tampa FL [Winter storage], to take a week off, and to then begin rehearsals for the all new, 2-year-long "137th EDITION" tour [2007-2008].
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BLUE UNIT (136th Edition -- http://ringling.com/explore/136/ ):

~~~Oct. 30 Cleveland OH to [west Chicago]: Rosemont, IL (Rosemont PLAY-DATES: Nov 01 - Nov 12)
~~~Nov. 13 to: Chicago, IL (Chicago PLAY-DATES: Nov 14 - Nov 26)
~~~Nov. 27 to: Columbus, OH (Columbus PLAY-DATES: Nov 29 - Dec 03)
~~~Dec. 4 to: Buffalo, NY (Buffalo PLAY-DATES: Dec 07 - Dec 10)*

~~~Dec. 11/12/13 - Blue Unit's "HOME RUN" to Orlando (??), FL for Winter layover. The second half of the 136th Edition's 2-year tour starts in January (see official show schedule, online).

* SPECIAL NOTICE: there is some "discussion" on whether or not the BLUE UNIT will be playing Buffalo NY or not. Upon reviewing the show's official on-line tour, BUFFALO NY was missing, when it was there just a week ago. STAY TUNED for developments; they may still play that town after all -- and I will LEAVE it here on the schedule until I find out otherwise. (If they do not play Buffalo, they MIGHT take their "HOME RUN" back to Florida directly from Columbus OH on Dec. 4/5/6, or else go on to perform the 136th Edition in some other, as of yet unconfirmed, town. Again, "STAY TUNED...")

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MORE: The 2007 Blue Unit tour play-dates are appearing on the show's official website, LINKED to at the top of this thread (Red Unit's tour will begin being added after their play-dates are [publically] confirmed). In 2007, the RED UNIT will begin its all-new, 2-year tour of the 137th Edition, while the BLUE UNIT will continue with the second half of its 2-year tour of the 136th Edition. RBBB Edition Numbers are measured from the show's first year, 1871.

Does anyone know the route for the red train from Bridgeport Ct to Pittsburg, Pa?

jim6300loco Wrote:
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> Does anyone know the route for the red train from
> Bridgeport Ct to Pittsburg, Pa?

Not knowing the ACTUAL [accurate] answer, I would suspect they may use the same routing that the BLUE Unit used on this jump last Fall. (Did the Blue Unit go around Horseshoe Curve last year, enroute to Pittsburgh PA ...?)