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Eastern Railroad Discussion > RBBB Red--Dec. 7/8/9--Indianapolis IN to Orlando FLDate: 12/04/15 11:56 RBBB Red--Dec. 7/8/9--Indianapolis IN to Orlando FL 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/ _______________________________________________ 2015 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 -- 145th Edition -- "CIRCUS XTREME" -- on the FIRST half of its 2-year tour. SEE: http://www.ringling.com/SectionLandingPage.aspx?id=46818 _______________________________________________________ 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. 2015 RED UNIT – 145th EDITION of THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH – “CIRCUS XTREME” - YEAR ONE: Towns below show where this tour is so far set with time-gaps showing where other venues are yet to be added: ALREADY PLAYED: 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 Huntsville, AL: Mar. 26 - 29 Columbia, SC: Apr. 2 - 5 Norfolk, VA: Apr. 9 - 12 Hampton, VA: Apr. 15 - 19 Columbus, OH: Apr. 23 – 26 Providence, RI: Apr. 30 – May 3 Hartford, CT: May 6 - 10 Trenton, NJ: May 13 – 17 Hershey, PA: May 20 – 25 Omaha, NE: May 29 - 31 Colorado Springs, CO: June 4 - 7 Las Vegas, NV: June 11 - 14 Tucson, AZ: June 18 - 21 Phoenix, AZ: June 24 - 29 Fresno, CA: July 2 - 6 Los Angeles, CA: July 9 - 14 Ontario, CA: July 17 - 21 Anaheim, CA: July 24 - Aug. 2 San Diego, CA: Aug. 6 - 9 Oakland, CA: Aug. 13 - 17 San Jose, CA: Aug. 20 - 30 San Francisco, CA: Sept. 3 - 7 Bakersfield, CA: Sept. 10 - 13 Sacramento, CA: Sept. 17 - 20 Salt Lake City, UT: Sept. 24 - 28 Denver, CO: Oct. 1 - 12 St. Louis, MO: Oct. 16 - 18 Cleveland, OH: Oct. 21 - 25 Toledo, OH: Oct. 29 - Nov. 1 Rosemont, IL: Nov. 5 - 15 Chicago, IL: Nov. 18 - 29 PLAYING NOW: Indianapolis, IN: Dec. 3 - 6 "HOME-RUN" Dec. 7/8/9 to ORLANDO, FLA. for Winter layover/storage of train. Already, towns for the Red Unit's SECOND year with the (Red Unit's) 145th Edition are being confirmed, one by one: Miami, FL: Jan. 8 - 18, 2016 Columbia, SC: Jan. 21 - 24, 2016 Charlotte, NC: Jan. 27 - 31, 2016 Raleigh, NC: Feb. 3 - 7, 2016 Atlanta, GA: Feb. 10 - 15, 2016 Duluth, GA: Feb. 18 - 28, 2016 Cincinnati, OH: Mar. 3 - 6, 2016 Richmond, VA: Mar. 10 - 13, 2016 Baltimore, MD: Mar. 16 - 27, 2016 Washington, DC: Mar. 31 - Apr. 3, 2016 Fairfax, VA: Apr. 6 - 17, 2016 Wilkes-Barre, PA: Apr. 28 - May 1, 2016 Hartford, CT: May 11 - 15, 2016 Trenton, NJ: May 18 - 22, 2016 Hershey, PA: May 25 - 30, 2016 Lincoln, NE: June 3 - 5, 2016 Las Vegas, NV: June 16 - 19, 2016 Date: 12/04/15 12:32 Re: RBBB Red--Dec. 7/8/9--Indianapolis IN to Orlando FL Author: P B&O to Cincinnati, or Conrail west to Terre Haute and then south on the C&EI? I suppose L&I to Louisville is an option as well.....
Date: 12/04/15 15:30 Re: RBBB Red--Dec. 7/8/9--Indianapolis IN to Orlando FL Author: calsubd Please keep us updated on the route to Orlando, Thanks
Ed Stewart Jacksonville, FL Date: 12/04/15 16:08 Re: RBBB Red--Dec. 7/8/9--Indianapolis IN to Orlando FL Author: CSXhogger Indy, Terre Haute, Evansville, Birmingham, Waxcross, Sanford, Orlando
Date: 12/04/15 20:04 Re: RBBB Red--Dec. 7/8/9--Indianapolis IN to Orlando FL Author: P CSXhogger Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Indy, Terre Haute, Evansville, Birmingham, > Waxcross, Sanford, Orlando > > its nice to have options I guess. It appears that routing via Cincinnati would be shorter. Any insight as to why The western route would be chosen over the eastern route? Date: 12/05/15 03:51 Re: RBBB Red--Dec. 7/8/9--Indianapolis IN to Orlando FL Author: howeld Lack of crews has been a consistent issue with extra trains on the Indy Cincy section. Might be a contributing factor.
Posted from iPhone Date: 12/06/15 18:54 Re: RBBB Red--Dec. 7/8/9--Indianapolis IN to Orlando FL Author: rbx551985 You might also like to read this NATIONAL GREOGRAPHIC website feature article about how RBBB is retiring its elephants: I believe this may be a real eye-opener for TRAINORDERS.COM members..... as in less than 2 more years, we won't have elephants on the show any more.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150916-ringling-circus-elephants-florida-center/ |