Eastern Railroad Discussion > RBBB Red--May 1--Hartford CT to Providence RI (Last Run)

~~~~~~~THIS WILL BE THE FINAL RUN OF THE RED UNIT CIRCUS TRAIN with all personnel aboard~~~~~~~

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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May 1 RED UNIT -- FINAL Train-Run (---with cast and crew aboard---) from Hartford CT to Providence RI.

EVERYONE: GET YOUR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THIS RUN as it is THE LAST Red Unit train-run WITH PEOPLE ABOARD; after this one, all we will see is an empty coach-set with electrical power cut off for the "home-run" to Florida, 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/
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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.

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
Manchester, NH: Apr. 21 - 23

PLAYING NOW:
Hartford, CT: Apr. 27 - 30

PLAYING NEXT:
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). *Day of departure is in question due to the cut-out of cars going to new owners....

How many cars are sold so far ?

Ed Stewart
Jacksonville, FL

We're not sure, on either show -- but there are more than a few, we're told.....