Although it appears this elephant is exiting this animal car she is actually backing into the car for the ride to the circus' next stop in Lafayette, LA.
The show's over in Memphis and the elephants have made the walk from the FedEx Forum to the train tracks. They are being loaded here for the trip to the next stop in Lafayette, LA.
UP 4535 stops over Riverside Drive in downtown Memphis.
Crewmen exit UP 4535 to ensure the cars for the elephants are in the correct spot per the Ringling Brothers trainmaster.
The circus has ended in Memphis. UP 4535 brings the animal cars for the elephants towards Kansas Street on the UP main.
All the comforts of home as "The Greatest Show on Earth" plays in Memphis for the next four days.
Lions and tigers and bears......... The circus is in town and the red train finds itself staged in UP's Sargent Yard. This is one of the animal cars. If only this picture had a scent there'd be no... (more)