Circus train

RBBX 41307 after refurbishment – Tampa, Florida. This coach was former Pennsylvania Railroad car #8267, and in the 1960s, carried the name "Lewistown Inn."
Circus train of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, parked on the Grand Junction Railroad in back of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts during a series of performances at the Boston Garden in 1984.
A circus wagon
Freight car of German Circus Krone, used to transport elephants, in 1993
Circus Roncalli train in Germany, 2007

A circus train is a method of conveyance for circus troupes. One of the larger users of circus trains was the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (RBBX), a famous American circus formed when the Ringling Brothers Circus purchased the Barnum and Bailey Circus in 1907.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Train web, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train Facts
  2. ^ Nassau Community College, PICTURES OF THE RINGLING BROTHERS and BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS TRAIN
  3. ^ "circustrains.com". Archived from the original on 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2024-06-29.