A quiet morning as the Ringling Brothers red circus train is in Orlando, Florida a few days after Christmas.

"Reminders of the Past"

After 146 years of serving the United States as "The Greatest Show on Earth", the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus has clo... (more)

The circus train normally leaves the Quad Cities during the night, but a minor derailment delayed the train's departure until the next evening. The Ringling Brothers circus is finally on the move... (more)

While living in Colorado I would often make trips to Utah to catch the final Grande units in action. On one such trip I had a buddy fly in to Salt Lake City and we ventured around Soldier Summit e... (more)

My favorite circus train has always been the James E. Strates Shows train, mainly because it is always so colorful. During the 1970s, it always seemed that they managed to make their trips across... (more)

The Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Blue Unit heads north across the St. Lucie River in Stuart, Florida.

The Great Circus Train highballs Whitewater for Milwaukee, taking a circuitous route via Waukesha, Horicon, and the Milwaukee sub, connecting finally with the "beer line".

The Great Circus Train makes an appearance on the Rock River bridge much to the boater's delight. This train pulls antique circus wagons on antique flats from Circus World Museum in Baraboo, WI.

The Circus World Great Circus Train powered by the WSOR E's crosses the Yahara River at Stoughton. The roadway is a locally infamous blind curve for motorists under the bridge, requiring a stop s... (more)

Circus World train headed to the parade in Milwaukee with a trainload of antique circus wagons (on antique flats), is protected by a CW caboose.

It might be a miserable hazy day but it certainly won't dampens the spirit of the circus!