Eastern Railroad Discussion > RBBB Red--Oct. 27--Bridgeport CT to Rochester NY

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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OCTOBER 27 RED UNIT Train-Run from Bridgeport CT to Rochester NY. Train may arrive early Oct. 28 if there are any delays en route.

2014 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)

RED UNIT -- 143rd Edition -- "BUILT TO AMAZE" -- now on the SECOND half of its 2-year tour.
SEE: http://www.ringling.com/SectionLandingPage.aspx?id=46818
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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.

2014 (year-TWO of this 2-year tour):

ALREADY PLAYED:
Miami, FL: Jan. 9 – 20
Nashville, TN: Jan. 24 – 26
Charlotte, NC: Jan. 29 – Feb. 2
Duluth, GA: Feb. 5 – 9
Atlanta, GA: Feb. 12 – 17
Raleigh, NC: Feb. 20 – 23
Richmond, VA: Feb. 26 – Mar. 2
North Charleston, SC: Mar. 5 – 9
Cincinnati, OH: Mar. 12 – 16
Washington, DC: Mar. 20 – 23
Baltimore, MD: Mar. 26 – Apr. 6
Fairfax, VA: Apr. 9 – 20
Charleston, WV: Apr. 24 – 27
Albany, NY: May 1 – 4
Columbus, OH: May 8 - 11
Louisville, KY: May 15 - 18
MEXICO CITY, MX: May 28 - June 1
MONTERREY, MX: June 11 - 15
New Orleans, LA: June 25 - 29
San Antonio, TX: July 2 – 6
Houston, TX: July 10 - 27
Dallas, TX: July 30 - Aug. 10
Fort Worth, TX: Aug. 13 - 17
Austin, TX: Aug. 20 – 24
Moline, IL: Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
Lexington, KY: Sept. 5 – 7
Kansas City, MO: Sept. 10 – 14
Grand Rapids, MI: Sept. 18 - 21
Dayton, OH: Sept. 25 – 28
Manchester, NH: Oct. 2 - 5
Worcester, MA: Oct. 9 - 13
Boston, MA: Oct. 15 - 19
PLAYING NOW:
Bridgeport, CT: Oct. 23 - 26

PLAYING NEXT:
Rochester, NY: Oct. 29 - Nov. 2
Pittsburgh, PA: Nov. 5 - 9
Auburn Hills, MI: Nov. 12 - 16

END of the 143rd EDITION! "HOME-RUN," Nov. 17/18/19, from Auburn Hills, Michigan to PORT MANATEE, FLORIDA.* 2-week break; then begin rehearsals for the ALL-NEW 145th EDITION, "CIRCUS XTREME" for 2015. *Port Manatee is the new Winter Quarters for the railroad tour to lay over during December - close to Feld Entertainment's ELLENTON, FLORIDA facility where RBBB Circus, Disney On Ice, MONSTER TRUCK, Stan Lee's new "MARVEL UNIVERSE LIVE" and other Feld productions are now created. Since there's room for only ONE of the 2 Circus Trains there, the other will continue to be stored near Orlando, FL for the forseeable future during December.
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2015 RED UNIT – 145th EDITION of THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH – “CIRCUS XTREME”
Towns below show where this tour is so far set with time-gaps showing where other venues are to be added:

Tampa, FL: Jan. 1 – 4
Orlando, FL: Jan. 8 – 11
Jacksonville, FL: Jan. 15 – 18
Birmingham, AL: Jan. 2 – 25
Greenville, SC: Jan. 28 – Feb. 1
Greensboro, NC: Feb. 4 – 8
Philadelphia, PA: Feb. 11 – 16
Brooklyn, NY: Feb. 19 – Mar. 1
Uniondale NY [Nassau, Long Island]: Mar. 4 – 8
Newark, NJ: Mar. 12 – 15
E. Rutherford, NJ: Mar. 18 – 22
Columbus, OH: Apr. 23 – 26
Providence, RI: Apr. 30 – May 3
Trenton, NJ: May 13 – 17
Hershey, PA: May 20 – 25

MORE TOWNS are in the process of being “confirmed” – stay tuned for the updates as the year progresses!