The Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey circus train has worked its way down the west side of the Soldier Summit grade and is now on the lower of the two big loops at Gilluly. Grade here is 2%. Th... (more)

The Gooding Local heads eastbound out of Nampa.

The one and only time I'll ever photograph the RBBB Circus Train traveling over former Rio Grande rails. On June 13, 2016, the circus train moved from Colorado Springs, Colorado to Las Vegas, Neva... (more)

In the last hour of sunlight I caught this southbounder near Lake Moredock on the UP Chester Sub. The crew must have thought I was crazy standing on top of that gravel pile.

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train glides through Leamington Canyon on June 14, 2016. The 59 car special was traveling between Colorado Springs, Colorado and Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train passes the Ash Grove Cement Plant in Leamington Canyon on June 14, 2016. The 59 car special was traveling between Colorado Springs, Colorado ... (more)

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train crests 5032 ft. York Summit near Santaquin on June 14, 2016. The 59 car special was traveling between Colorado Springs, Colorado and Las Vega... (more)

About a half a mile east of this location near the now daylighted Tunnel 28, the RBBB Circus Train stalled out due to only having two of their three motors online for fuel conservation. Once the c... (more)

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train crests 7440 ft. Soldier Summit on June 14, 2016. The 59 car special was traveling between Colorado Springs and Las Vegas via the Rio Grande f... (more)

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus train travels west along the Price River west of Kyune on June 14, 2016. The 59 car special was traveling between Colorado Springs and Las Vegas vi... (more)

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus red train descends the 2% grade from Soldier Summit at Gilluly on June 14, 2016. The 59 car special was traveling between Colorado Springs and Las ... (more)

The Sun is trying to break out of the clouds as light rain showers continue to fall with the Circus train pulling to a stop at Palmer Lake.

The sun peeks out as a round of thunderstorms move northeast over the Denver Metro Area in the background while the RBBB Circus Train led by Union Pacific SD70M No. 5092 climbs the 2-percent grade... (more)

The Circus train makes an appearance on the Moffat Tunnel line, seen here heading Westbound around the Big Ten Curve

Railfanning is all about luck, and today... luck was definitely on my side. After getting pelted by heavy rain and hail for a few minutes, the sound of the RBBB Circus Train could be heard and the... (more)