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Eastern Railroad Discussion > RBBB Red--Apr. 24--Manchester NH to Hartford CTDate: 04/21/17 15:42 RBBB Red--Apr. 24--Manchester NH to Hartford CT 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/ _______________________________________________ April 24 RED UNIT Train-Run from Manchester NH to Hartford CT EVERYONE: GET YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS WHILE YOU CAN: there is ONLY ONE remaining Red Unit train-runs (WITH PEOPLE ABOARD) after this one, and another with an empty coach-set with electrical power cut off which is basically a "funeral train" or "ghost train" from Providence R.I. to [somewhere in] Florida. After that, the entire Ringling' show, and its (Inter-) National Legacy, will nothing by a memory. 2017 Red Unit Circus Train: ---54 Cars (34 conventional passenger-type cars; 17 TTX-[type] piggyback flats; 2 Container Flats; 1 five-part articulated flat) ---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 its extended tour. SEE: https://www.ringling.com/shows/circus-xtreme/ ____________________________________________________ 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. 2017 RED UNIT Tour: ALREADY PLAYED: Orlando, FL: Jan. 12 - 16 Jacksonville, FL: Jan. 19 - 22 Tampa, FL: Jan. 25 - 29 Greenville, SC: Feb. 2 - 5 Greensboro, NC: Feb. 8 - 12 Atlanta, GA: Feb. 15 - 20 Duluth, GA: Feb. 23 - Mar. 5 Cincinnati, OH: Mar. 10 - 19 Norfolk, VA: Mar. 23 - 26 Hampton, VA: Mar. 29 - Apr. 2 Wilkes-Barre, PA: Apr. 5 - 9 Worcester, MA: Apr. 14 - 16 PLAYING NOW: Manchester, NH: Apr. 21 - 23 PLAYING NEXT: Hartford, CT: Apr. 27 - 30 Providence, RI: May 4 - 7 May 8/9/10--FINAL "HOME-RUN" to Florida (--a re-disposition of some of the RBBB railcar fleet to new owners may occur here; NO train residents will be on the run to Florida; this will be a "ghost train" move). |