Eastern Railroad Discussion > RBBB Blue--Apr. 21/22--Hampton VA to Youngstown OH

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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APRIL 21/22 BLUE UNIT Train-run from Hampton VA to Youngstown OH. "Expected" route is CSXT to Richmond, then Petersburg; NS to Lynchburg, north to Manassas, west to Front Royal, north to Harrisburg, west to Youngstown via Horseshoe Curve and Pittsburgh. Remember that Circus Train routings, even those confirmed and/or "expected" can be changed without notice due to any number of railroad industry causes. SPECIAL NOTICE: Since the Red Unit will be traveling south on the same line out of the D.C. area this day, it is possible the two RBBB trains may pass each other between Lynchburg and Manassas.

2013 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 -- 144th Edition -- "LEGENDS" -- now in the FIRST half of its 2-year tour.
SEE: http://www.ringling.com/SectionLandingPage.aspx?id=45450
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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.

2014 PLAY DATES: 144th Edition ("LEGENDS") 1st half of 2-year tour, from the official RBBB website:

ALREADY PLAYED:
Tampa, FL: January 4– 5
Orlando, FL: January 9– 12
Jacksonville, FL: January 16 – 19
Birmingham, AL: January 22 – 26
Greenville, SC: January 29 – Feb. 2
Greensboro, NC: February 5– 9
Philadelphia, PA: February 12 – 16
Brooklyn, NY: February 20 – Mar. 2
Uniondale, NY [Nassau, Long Island]: March 5 –10
Newark, NJ: March 13 –16
E. Rutherford, NJ: March 19 –23
Columbia, SC: March 27 –30
Huntsville, AL: April 2 –6
Norfolk, VA: April 10 –13

PLAYING NOW:
Hampton, VA: April 16 –20

PLAYING NEXT:
Youngstown, OH: April 25 –28
Providence, RI: May 2 - 4
Hartford, CT: May 8 - 11
Trenton, NJ: May 14 – 18
Hershey, PA: May 21 - 26
Tulsa, OK: May 31 - June 1
Colorado Springs, CO: June 5 – 8
Tucson, AZ: June 12 – 15
Las Vegas, NV: June 19 - 22
Phoenix, AZ: June 25 - 30
Fresno, CA: July 3 - 6
Los Angeles, CA: July 9 - 15
Ontario, CA: July 18 - 22
Anaheim, CA: July 25 - Aug. 3
San Diego, CA: Aug. 7 - 10
Oakland, CA: Aug. 14 - 18
San Jose, CA: Aug. 20 - 25
San Francisco, CA: Aug. 28 - Sept. 1
Bakersfield, CA: Sept. 4 - 7
Sacramento, CA: Sept. 12 - 15
Stockton, CA: Sept. 19 - 21
Salt Lake City, UT: Sept. 24 - 28
St. Louis, MO: Oct. 17 - 19
Cleveland, OH: Oct. 22 - 26
Rosemont, IL: Nov. 6 - 16
Chicago, IL: Nov. 19 - 30

“STAY TUNED” as more towns are added throughout the year – as soon as they are “confirmed” and posted on the show’s official website. NEWLY ADDED cities are on the show's official website; they will be added in an EDIT as soon as an online computer is available for access where I can add them.
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YEAR-2 of "LEGENDS" (already confirmed):
Nashville, TN: Jan. 23 - 25, 2015
Raleigh, NC: Feb. 4 - 8, 2015
Atlanta, GA: Feb. 11 - 16, 2015
Duluth, GA: Feb. 19 - Mar. 1, 2015
Washington, DC: Mar. 19 - 22, 2015
Baltimore, MD: Mar. 25 - Apr. 5
Fairfax, VA: Apr. 8 - 19, 2015

The Blue Unit Circus Train may depart Newport News Yard VERY EARLY this time around due to there being ONLY ONE SHOW, at 3pm, on Easter Sunday (April 20). It's very possible the train will be ready to depart the yard by or before dawn, maybe before the sun even rises..... be aware of this "potential" early departure.