Eastern Railroad Discussion > RBBB Blue--Apr. 27--Charleston WV to Albany NY

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
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APRIL 27 BLUE UNIT Train-Run from Charleston WV to Albany NY. 

2015 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 second 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.

2015 PLAY DATES: 144th Edition ("LEGENDS") 2nd half of 2-year tour, from the official RBBB website:

ALREADY PLAYED:
Miami, FL: Jan. 8 - 19
Nashville, TN: Jan. 23 - 25
Charlotte, NC: Jan. 28 - Feb. 1
Raleigh, NC: Feb. 4 - 8
Atlanta, GA: Feb. 11 - 16
Duluth, GA: Feb. 19 - Mar. 1
Cincinnati, OH: Mar. 5 - 8
Richmond, VA: Mar. 11 - 15
Washington, DC: Mar. 19 - 22
Baltimore, MD: Mar. 25 - Apr. 5
Fairfax, VA: Apr. 8 - 19  

PLAYING NOW:
Charleston, WV: Apr. 23 - 26 

PLAYING NEXT:
Albany, NY: Apr. 30 - May 3
Youngstown, OH: May 7 - 10
Louisville, KY:  May 14 - 17
New Orleans, LA: June 18 - 21
Oklahoma City, OK: June 25 - 28
San Antonio, TX: July 1 - 5
Houston, TX: July 9 - 26
Dallas, TX: July 29 - Aug. 9
Fort Worth, TX: Aug. 12 - 16
Austin, TX: Aug. 19 - 23
Moline, IL: Sep. 4 - 7
Kansas City, MO: Sept. 10 - 13
Grand Rapids, MI: Sept. 17 - 20
Auburn Hills, MI: Nov. 11 - 15

Any other GAPS IN TIMES are where other cities will be added as they are "confirmed" by the show and posted to their website during the coming months.

Thanks for the posting.

I would think the routing would be via the WV Secondary to Columbus.

Of course as noted, routing and timing can always change.

DaleR

dbrcnw Wrote:
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> Thanks for the posting.
>
> I would think the routing would be via the WV
> Secondary to Columbus.
>
> Of course as noted, routing and timing can always
> change.
>
> DaleR

Circus train routing to and from scheduled shows at Charleston has always involved the use of the secondary.