Danny, thanks for going the extra mile with your voice overs. Your rail fan video are the best of the best for many reasons. They are always a joy to watch.
Farewell to the Greatest Show On Earth! Once it closes, they should donate the passenger cars to museums, but the flatcars could probably be put to good use in freight service.
Another awesome catch Danny! Sad that it's going away but things happen. I love not only your first class narration, but the top notch graphics, plus your extensive knowledge. Keep up the great work!
Great vid! It was the same for when it departed Birmingham. I saw a mother with her son as she showed him the train rolling by for the last time. Sweet yet sad.
Small problem with the use of "doubling". Doubling is actually the splitting of a train to get a job done. It is not the combining. An example is is when you have too much train and not enough tractive effort to make a hill. The train is split with the first section pulled up the hill and parked in a siding, taken to the terminal yard, or left on the main and run around. The locos then go back and get the section(s) that was (were) left behind with the brakes on. Then the train is taken up over the hill. Once the grade is low enough for the loco(s) to handle the two or more sections are again combined and move as one train in most cases.It meant that you had to make the run up the hill twice, doubling the hill. payment for that was extra mileage and or overtime. If the terminal is close enough, the train may be split and moved to the terminal without being rejoined. In the circus train's coupling, it is more correctly called assembling the train.
Just watched this video. I’ve seen other videos on the last circus train, yours is superb! Your narrative makes it all the more interesting and informative. Thanks!
Danny, what stands out the most for me, is your beautiful voice and the way you express yourself. I call it an announcers. Also the camera work is very good. Since I’ve worked in advertising on Madison Avenue for many years, I’m surprised some documentary companies or advertisers have not asked you to narrate their commercials or documentaries. Or have they? Frank
Thanks Frank! Those are very kind compliments. Nope. I haven't done much outside narration for folks. But I don't use an agent so I'm kinda hard to find. I'm just glad you enjoyed the show. It means a lot coming from an Ad guy.
Thanks for Danny in getting great footage of the circus train. Who knew that the elephants were the glue that held the circus together. Soon the crowds dwindled and the circus disbanded. This is special to us railfans. Thanks, Danny.
Yes, sad to see it's all gone. My last time seeing the RBBX train was in Nashua and Manchester NH years ago. I have some still photos of the train and enjoyed some interesting conversion with some of the characters that worked for the circus. Hope to catch up with you sometime. I've been watching your videos for a couple years now, still don't think I've seen them all. Great collection of very informative videos.
I've seen it several times. Always impressive. I was lucky enough to see it when it still had the locomotives that were painted to the train scheme. However, always lead by, in my case, one or two union Pacific engines for a total of three or four engines.
Hi Danny. I'm a relatively new Baldwin, FL resident. I lived mostof of my life in Greensboro, NC. Spent lots of time trackside on the NS Washington Atlanta main, the southern loops and Saluda. The RBBB train tied down on the Lindley pass track while in Greensboro right behind my elementary school, and ive been hooked ever since. I also caught the circus train that day leaving Jax at the Chafee St crossing. Sad to see it gone, especially since one of my good childhood friends rode it for years. He was a circus clown for 11 or 12 years in the Blue unit back in the 80s n 90s. Anyway, i just discovered your videos and love them. Ill keep an eye out for you up n down 301.
Your work is exceptional! I appreciate the time and effort that you put into the quality of these videos. Thank you so much! You're doing a great thing for rail-fanning and railroading in general. (HO Scale modeler here). Thanks again!
Nice work Danny thanks. I have lost track of how many times I have turned and knocked the camera, and is always at the worse moment possible haha. Keep up the great work.
I understand the trouble they've has with P.E.T.A., also played a tole in RB&B&B Circus calling it quits. It's a shame that an organization has that much sway over a Traditional group such as this. I've been to this 3 times in my life, twice at Madison Gardens, in New York City, my Dad had taken me to see them when I was 6 yrs old and again when I was 12, and a 3rd time when I 27 yrs old, and they we're in Anaheim, California. This video was edited very well and I enjoyed it enough to sub to your channel. Thank you for your presentation. :o)
PeTA and the hell-cursed ASPCA's legacy! The circus proved IN COURT that the animals were NOT being mistreated or neglected but the damage was done. The ASPCA was even given a hefty fine which, to my knowledge, they NEVER paid one cent of. To this day I refuse to donate to anything these two money mad, greedy bastard groups are a part of! They CLAIM to be for the animals but it's all one huge scam set up using animals as a means of suckering idiots out of their money when the animals really get very little of the donations....it's all one big greedy SCAM!
They have all that money to run those sappy ASPCA commercials but if they saved that money the paid to produce them, they wouldn't have to solicit for as many contributions.
@@Cryptonymicus I think your right. At the heart of it there is so many other things that are entertaining.... like this little phone in my hand which I dont put down for hours on end...
I saw the RBBB train on the UP West Line out of Chicago, twice - probably the second time was the last time it ran there. I had a dog training business in a building that had a wall of huge windows directly across from the tracks. Both times I was in the middle of teaching classes and when I saw it, I hollered 'the Barnum and Bailey train, the Barnum and Bailey train!!!, and paused the classes to watch it go by....I kept looking for the giraffe car... ;o)
I have done that in time lapse before on things you can never do again. I thought it would be fun to watch me install a tile floor. This one time I planned ahead to make sure nothing would bump the camera, Pluged into the wall etc. blocked it off so no one else could bump into it. etc. about 3/4 done I walked over to check the camera and kicked the leg with my foot. It was not like I was going to pull up all the tile and start over again. :)
Danny, very nice video. That Edgewood crossing had some of the stinkiest - smelliest oil containers. I hope they cleaned that up since I do not work over there anymore.
This really is a sad moment for everyone who loved this train, circus employees, railroad employees, railfans, & railroaders far & wide. I feel like crying a little myself.
Wow, has it really been four years? I saw one of the groups' final public show in Rhode Island back then. I was up in the nosebleed seats, but it was better than never getting to see it at all! I feel like I got to see some of the passenger cars as I left, too, but my memory isn't great.
Hi Danny, The rear car on the CSX office car train is (ex-GA 120, nee-A&WP). It ran on the old Ga Railroad Mixed trains between Atlanta and Augusta Ga. When those trains spent alot of time of them.
8 hours....and I thought I was a patient railfan. You uh....gonna get some circus memorabilia if they offer any down that way sometime....maybe a car of your very own... I'm bedding a memorial will be set up to the show and train somewhere along the line in the future... Thanks again DH..
I'm truly gonna miss the circus train. I saw it for the first time in San Diego back in 2015, and I guess it was my very last time seeing it as well. It never came to SD in 2016 due to budget cuts, now we won't be seeing them ever again. I also heard that the RBBX cars will be placed at a museum. Hopefully the OERRM buys some of them.
Really wish I could’ve seen the Circus train in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The old C&NW 1385 steam engine used to pull it to and from Circus world museum in Baraboo back in the 80’s.
Very nice dialog.. Love it when CN is packing cars together at Spaulding Road south of Elgin IL They have to work them wheels around a curve and if the noise get to you, sit in the car.. I like IT! They have a small yard .51 feet long. My dad worked the yard in Waukegan years ago when it was the EJ&E ..
Another great video Danny. Also don't forget that both Circus trains should come back to FL and disbanded I believe. So you might get a chance to see both trains again.
That was very sad. When I saw the circus train in Michigan, I thought that was the last time I would see those cars in action. But in Folkston, there was an RBBX car on the end of a CSX manifest.
@ chechnya Those were not “wild animals”. They were born and raised in captivity. When the Circus closed, they were all euthanized because they could not be placed in the wild. Feel better about yourself?
First time I’ve watched this older video, amazing catch to see the circus train and the OCS in the same day. I am curious what word was used at 7:17 when the fire ants got you or you tripped lol
When I was in 6th grade the gifted students got to go on a trip to DC and while on the bus we practically chased a CSX coal train across past a bridge that I believe was around the Deleware river or whatever river is in that area
This also saddens me. Luckily, I was born in 2008, and experienced many circuses. It’s iust sad how a lot of the past is dying out, and when I see abandoned tracks in Chicago, it almost makes me wish I was born so much earlier...
My college used to charter trains to go to the away football games, taking the team, the band, and fans. I often thought about that experience, being together with people who are united around a common cause for a few days, with the railroad making custom themed menus, the band having concerts at some of the stops. I got to ride on the band/cheer plane a few times to go to basketball tournaments and football bowl games, and while it was awesome, I think a train would have been better. The circus train seems much the same, hundreds of people united around a common cause, sharing time together. Sad to see it go.
@@phillyphakename1255 Wow, trains and planes for your college? Pretty cool. Would they be long distance trains or short distance shortline ones that they would charter?
@@planebois from what I can tell from surviving records, it was a flagship cross country rail service. The planes on the other hand? Not so much. Let's just say when my friend forgot his phone on the plane one time, it was found an hour later by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents inspecting the plane prior to doing a illegal immigration deportation flight. The government doesn't deport people in first class comfort.
It was awesome to see the elephants the last time in OKC! BNSF & UP lines crossed near downtown. They slowly walked them down the streets into the arena... Then they unload the various animal carriers, merchandize wagons and cars etc. This took many hours! I loved to watch this at 3am!!! Sadly, thanks to P.E.T.A. and others (who can't leave well enough alone), killed the longest running Circus and put hundreds out of jobs! Good job! I hope y'all are proud of yourselves!?
In 2015, as I was leaving work, here came a CSX train loaded with these circus cars. I got it on video and pics. I guess those are now just a piece of history.
Very cool S signal. The circus passenger car trucks really jumped out to me - anything special with them? I didn't realize Baltimore was a State (CSX Company cars). Are Maryland officials aware of this? :)
Im not kidding, your basicly giving us better than pentrex quality videos for free on youtube! Keep up the great work! I will continue to watch your videos.
I am a bit curious, what is 'cold' in Florida? I live in Missouri and it is cold when the temperature drops below freezing. It is sad to think that there will be no more circus trains. It had been started in the 1800s and was an event for each city that it visited. There was a small rail yard where they unloaded in Hannibal, MO and they would parade to the fairgrounds. it drew a lot of people and they flocked to the circus tent city.
Great video! It's too bad you can't ride in the vestibule of a regular Amtrak train. Riding the circus train must be a fun way to travel around the country!
Is the "Limited Approach" (Red, flashing yellow, red) aspect used very often? I've always seen in videos where a signal guards a 45 mph turnout, it's always given a medium approach, instead of a limited approach.
Great question. It totally depends on the layout of the track in the area. A 45 MPH turnout would likely get a Limited Clear, but if there were another switch up ahead, another crossover or junction or just a holdout signal , it could get a Limited Approach.
That's OK that train live in Garry's Mod Trainbuild now. Myself and a few others made the decals and built each car from spec. My own fictional railroad pulls them with P42's
I could not for the life of me figure out where they parked the train in Jacksonville when I was there for the show. I checked the Moncrief yard and the few other tracks north of the Arena. and I forgot where is the West Jacksonville yard?
Distant Signal it seems they did a pretty good job of hiding it perhaps for privacy reasons. I couldn't find it in Tampa either the following week so I'm guessing they hid it in the Yeoman yard. I was hoping to see it one more time and I suppose I might catch it on its final trip home in May
A long time ago (30+ years) RBBX was parked on FEC tracks near the Southbank. Those tracks are long gone, as the Southbank has been completely redeveloped. Still, it was cool to see the train parked there.
Danny, thanks for going the extra mile with your voice overs. Your rail fan video are the best of the best for many reasons. They are always a joy to watch.
Farewell to the Greatest Show On Earth!
Once it closes, they should donate the passenger cars to museums, but the flatcars could probably be put to good use in freight service.
Another awesome catch Danny! Sad that it's going away but things happen. I love not only your first class narration, but the top notch graphics, plus your extensive knowledge. Keep up the great work!
that illuminated S was absolute GOLD. Beautiful video DH!!! :)
RBBX: The Greatest Train on Earth.
A good friend worked with the Red Unit for close to 9 years and loved her time riding the rails. Great vid. Thank you.
Toured on Red Tour for brief bit about 12 years or so ago. Miss it
Wonderful video Danny!! I know you will have a historical DVDin the future. Very sad to see this train and show discontinued.
Great vid! It was the same for when it departed Birmingham. I saw a mother with her son as she showed him the train rolling by for the last time. Sweet yet sad.
If one of those cars is a sleeper lounge car, I would love to have it.
I appreciate how much knowledge you bring to your videos, Danny!
Sad to see the train go. Maybe one day, it will come back, but it's highly unlikely.
Small problem with the use of "doubling". Doubling is actually the splitting of a train to get a job done. It is not the combining. An example is is when you have too much train and not enough tractive effort to make a hill. The train is split with the first section pulled up the hill and parked in a siding, taken to the terminal yard, or left on the main and run around. The locos then go back and get the section(s) that was (were) left behind with the brakes on. Then the train is taken up over the hill. Once the grade is low enough for the loco(s) to handle the two or more sections are again combined and move as one train in most cases.It meant that you had to make the run up the hill twice, doubling the hill. payment for that was extra mileage and or overtime. If the terminal is close enough, the train may be split and moved to the terminal without being rejoined. In the circus train's coupling, it is more correctly called assembling the train.
Danny, AWESOME video. I've never seen that train on person. I did see the Circus in Madison Square Garden in 1966.
Just watched this video. I’ve seen other videos on the last circus train, yours is superb! Your narrative makes it all the more interesting and informative. Thanks!
Danny, what stands out the most for me, is your beautiful voice and the way you express yourself. I call it an announcers. Also the camera work is very good. Since I’ve worked in advertising on Madison Avenue for many years, I’m surprised some documentary companies or advertisers have not asked you to narrate their commercials or documentaries. Or have they? Frank
Thanks Frank! Those are very kind compliments. Nope. I haven't done much outside narration for folks. But I don't use an agent so I'm kinda hard to find. I'm just glad you enjoyed the show. It means a lot coming from an Ad guy.
Thanks for Danny in getting great footage of the circus train. Who knew that the elephants were the glue that held the circus together. Soon the crowds dwindled and the circus disbanded. This is special to us railfans. Thanks, Danny.
Yes, sad to see it's all gone. My last time seeing the RBBX train was in Nashua and Manchester NH years ago. I have some still photos of the train and enjoyed some interesting conversion with some of the characters that worked for the circus. Hope to catch up with you sometime. I've been watching your videos for a couple years now, still don't think I've seen them all. Great collection of very informative videos.
I've seen it several times. Always impressive. I was lucky enough to see it when it still had the locomotives that were painted to the train scheme. However, always lead by, in my case, one or two union Pacific engines for a total of three or four engines.
Sounds amazing
it's sad to see this awesome train go & say good by for the last time. awesome video.
Great video. Good description of the switching process with the remote controlled switch. Also, my first time seeing that illuminated "S" signal.
Thanks for another great video Danny. Really enjoyed it.
Hello from Orland Park Illinois love your videos like your format
Thank you for this. I will miss the circus trains here in California.
Hi Danny. I'm a relatively new Baldwin, FL resident. I lived mostof of my life in Greensboro, NC. Spent lots of time trackside on the NS Washington Atlanta main, the southern loops and Saluda. The RBBB train tied down on the Lindley pass track while in Greensboro right behind my elementary school, and ive been hooked ever since.
I also caught the circus train that day leaving Jax at the Chafee St crossing. Sad to see it gone, especially since one of my good childhood friends rode it for years. He was a circus clown for 11 or 12 years in the Blue unit back in the 80s n 90s.
Anyway, i just discovered your videos and love them. Ill keep an eye out for you up n down 301.
That's a shame about the circus. I'm so thankful I got a chance to see it. Danny thanks for the view of all the circus cars.
Your work is exceptional! I appreciate the time and effort that you put into the quality of these videos. Thank you so much! You're doing a great thing for rail-fanning and railroading in general. (HO Scale modeler here). Thanks again!
That office car train is absolutely beautiful!
Great video Danny! That office car train must have been a real surprise!
Nice work Danny thanks. I have lost track of how many times I have turned and knocked the camera, and is always at the worse moment possible haha. Keep up the great work.
R.I.P. Circus Train, wherever all of you are.
I understand the trouble they've has with P.E.T.A., also played a tole in RB&B&B Circus calling it quits. It's a shame that an organization has that much sway over a Traditional group such as this. I've been to this 3 times in my life, twice at Madison Gardens, in New York City, my Dad had taken me to see them when I was 6 yrs old and again when I was 12, and a 3rd time when I 27 yrs old, and they we're in Anaheim, California. This video was edited very well and I enjoyed it enough to sub to your channel. Thank you for your presentation. :o)
PeTA and the hell-cursed ASPCA's legacy! The circus proved IN COURT that the animals were NOT being mistreated or neglected but the damage was done. The ASPCA was even given a hefty fine which, to my knowledge, they NEVER paid one cent of. To this day I refuse to donate to anything these two money mad, greedy bastard groups are a part of! They CLAIM to be for the animals but it's all one huge scam set up using animals as a means of suckering idiots out of their money when the animals really get very little of the donations....it's all one big greedy SCAM!
They have all that money to run those sappy ASPCA commercials but if they saved that money the paid to produce them, they wouldn't have to solicit for as many contributions.
We can get the Ringling circus back, #ReviveRBBB
You can believe any fantasy you like, but the fact is people didn't go to the circus because they just weren't interested.
@@Cryptonymicus I think your right. At the heart of it there is so many other things that are entertaining....
like this little phone in my hand which I dont put down for hours on end...
Awesome video Danny. It is sad that this could be the circus last train. :(
I saw the RBBB train on the UP West Line out of Chicago, twice - probably the second time was the last time it ran there. I had a dog training business in a building that had a wall of huge windows directly across from the tracks. Both times I was in the middle of teaching classes and when I saw it, I hollered 'the Barnum and Bailey train, the Barnum and Bailey train!!!, and paused the classes to watch it go by....I kept looking for the giraffe car... ;o)
What is going on at 7:17 did I hear something? :)
IMRROcom 😂
IMRROcom lmaoooo
I kicked the tripod. Ha!
I have done that in time lapse before on things you can never do again. I thought it would be fun to watch me install a tile floor. This one time I planned ahead to make sure nothing would bump the camera, Pluged into the wall etc. blocked it off so no one else could bump into it. etc. about 3/4 done I walked over to check the camera and kicked the leg with my foot. It was not like I was going to pull up all the tile and start over again. :)
How've you been?
Danny, very nice video. That Edgewood crossing had some of the stinkiest - smelliest oil containers. I hope they cleaned that up since I do not work over there anymore.
Thank you. This was awesome to watch!
This really is a sad moment for everyone who loved this train, circus employees, railroad employees, railfans, & railroaders far & wide. I feel like crying a little myself.
Wow! Excellent V/O & copy. You really have it down, sir!
Thanks from Orlando. I used to watch the circus train up in Boston as a kid, then as an adult in Orlando.
Super great video! Will always miss the circus train!
As an employee of a RR it was pretty neat seeing this train roll into DFW, Tx.
I'm so glad I saw the circus and my daughter did as well. It's an American icon that will be missed. Fine video Danny, very nice!
Wow, has it really been four years? I saw one of the groups' final public show in Rhode Island back then. I was up in the nosebleed seats, but it was better than never getting to see it at all! I feel like I got to see some of the passenger cars as I left, too, but my memory isn't great.
I feel like this is an end of an era for this 100+ year long circus that enlightens audiences across America.
I caught them last week on their last run out of Columbus Ohio
"Ah sh*t" lol.
It's a shame. Probably won't get the chance to run this train up here in New England before it's done. Great video Danny!
Hi Danny, The rear car on the CSX office car train is (ex-GA 120, nee-A&WP). It ran on the old Ga Railroad Mixed trains between Atlanta and Augusta Ga. When those trains spent alot of time of them.
8 hours....and I thought I was a patient railfan. You uh....gonna get some circus memorabilia if they offer any down that way sometime....maybe a car of your very own... I'm bedding a memorial will be set up to the show and train somewhere along the line in the future... Thanks again DH..
I'm truly gonna miss the circus train. I saw it for the first time in San Diego back in 2015, and I guess it was my very last time seeing it as well. It never came to SD in 2016 due to budget cuts, now we won't be seeing them ever again. I also heard that the RBBX cars will be placed at a museum. Hopefully the OERRM buys some of them.
Heartbreaking, our old neighbor was a Ringling trainmaster. He has many parents for items he developed for the trains.
Really wish I could’ve seen the Circus train in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The old C&NW 1385 steam engine used to pull it to and from Circus world museum in Baraboo back in the 80’s.
Wonderful video. Thanks Danny
Very nice dialog.. Love it when CN is packing cars together at Spaulding Road south of Elgin IL They have to work them wheels around a curve and if the noise get to you, sit in the car.. I like IT! They have a small yard .51 feet long. My dad worked the yard in Waukegan years ago when it was the EJ&E ..
those csx f40ph-2s are amazing and they sound great to!
Another great video Danny. Also don't forget that both Circus trains should come back to FL and disbanded I believe. So you might get a chance to see both trains again.
Fantastic work. Great catches with both the circus train and the OCS. Really a shame that the circus is shutting down...
That was very sad. When I saw the circus train in Michigan, I thought that was the last time I would see those cars in action. But in Folkston, there was an RBBX car on the end of a CSX manifest.
Nice catch of both the OCS train and that Tier 4 GE leading the circus train.
No Danny PETA killed Ringling Brothers Barnum And Bailey Circus! They took a dive when the elephants were taken from the show.
Good! Wild animals, especially if that size, don't belong in entertainment like that.
@@chechnya oh shut up
@ chechnya
Those were not “wild animals”. They were born and raised in captivity. When the Circus closed, they were all euthanized because they could not be placed in the wild. Feel better about yourself?
@@applesucks2633 Stop lying. The elephants were retired to the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation in Florida.
@@chechnya Hey Bub, just wanted to let you know that Antifa is hiring mouth breathers, Be sure to apply.
First time I’ve watched this older video, amazing catch to see the circus train and the OCS in the same day. I am curious what word was used at 7:17 when the fire ants got you or you tripped lol
When I was in 6th grade the gifted students got to go on a trip to DC and while on the bus we practically chased a CSX coal train across past a bridge that I believe was around the Deleware river or whatever river is in that area
Excellent Catch Danny! One for the History Books!
My late uncle used to conduct this train in Jacksonville Florida #RIP UNCLE TONY
This also saddens me. Luckily, I was born in 2008, and experienced many circuses. It’s iust sad how a lot of the past is dying out, and when I see abandoned tracks in Chicago, it almost makes me wish I was born so much earlier...
My college used to charter trains to go to the away football games, taking the team, the band, and fans. I often thought about that experience, being together with people who are united around a common cause for a few days, with the railroad making custom themed menus, the band having concerts at some of the stops.
I got to ride on the band/cheer plane a few times to go to basketball tournaments and football bowl games, and while it was awesome, I think a train would have been better.
The circus train seems much the same, hundreds of people united around a common cause, sharing time together. Sad to see it go.
@@phillyphakename1255 Wow, trains and planes for your college? Pretty cool. Would they be long distance trains or short distance shortline ones that they would charter?
@@planebois from what I can tell from surviving records, it was a flagship cross country rail service.
The planes on the other hand? Not so much. Let's just say when my friend forgot his phone on the plane one time, it was found an hour later by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents inspecting the plane prior to doing a illegal immigration deportation flight. The government doesn't deport people in first class comfort.
one of my friends that work for FCR told me they had just finished a new coach, also while they were closing down so was the orange blossom
Danny I don’t know if you know this or not but 16 of the circus trains cars are on permenant display at Kirby Gamily Fatm in Williston Fl .
It was awesome to see the elephants the last time in OKC! BNSF & UP lines crossed near downtown. They slowly walked them down the streets into the arena...
Then they unload the various animal carriers, merchandize wagons and cars etc. This took many hours! I loved to watch this at 3am!!!
Sadly, thanks to P.E.T.A. and others (who can't leave well enough alone), killed the longest running Circus and put hundreds out of jobs!
Good job! I hope y'all are proud of yourselves!?
Awesome video!!
Sad. The end of yet another era. On the other hand I really like those engineer controlled yard switches.
So sad to see it go. I really hope I can see it once before the show ends for good. I would love to get just one shot of this train
great tribute to an historic train~
It's sad I did not se the final departure of the RBBX thanks for sharing!
Here in South Africa, we have two trains which has Observation Cars, neither is protected, just glass galore.
In 2015, as I was leaving work, here came a CSX train loaded with these circus cars. I got it on video and pics. I guess those are now just a piece of history.
Very cool S signal. The circus passenger car trucks really jumped out to me - anything special with them? I didn't realize Baltimore was a State (CSX Company cars). Are Maryland officials aware of this? :)
Dude, I love the quality of your videos!
Thanks very much, Zack!
Im not kidding, your basicly giving us better than pentrex quality videos for free on youtube! Keep up the great work! I will continue to watch your videos.
Very sad, I loved chasing these trains through south and north Carolina!
Great! Thanks, Danny.
Great video. I am planning to catch it in May in New York
Thanks for this, Danny
It would be nice if black flags were on the engine. Great catch.
always a great job Mr Harmon.
I am a bit curious, what is 'cold' in Florida? I live in Missouri and it is cold when the temperature drops below freezing. It is sad to think that there will be no more circus trains. It had been started in the 1800s and was an event for each city that it visited. There was a small rail yard where they unloaded in Hannibal, MO and they would parade to the fairgrounds. it drew a lot of people and they flocked to the circus tent city.
I think anything 45 or below as cold. 50 if the wind is blowing.
The rbbbc train ranks right up there with the Super Chief in iconic lore! 🚂
Awesome DS!!
Great video! It's too bad you can't ride in the vestibule of a regular Amtrak train. Riding the circus train must be a fun way to travel around the country!
Is the "Limited Approach" (Red, flashing yellow, red) aspect used very often? I've always seen in videos where a signal guards a 45 mph turnout, it's always given a medium approach, instead of a limited approach.
Great question. It totally depends on the layout of the track in the area. A 45 MPH turnout would likely get a Limited Clear, but if there were another switch up ahead, another crossover or junction or just a holdout signal , it could get a Limited Approach.
Ohhh ok! I did a little bit more research and it also kind of breaks the whole "Slow down to medium speed for an approach" concept.
Three years in, any idea what happened to the cars on the Circus Train-other than the engines of course!
Great video as always, Danny! Very sad RBBX will be no more.
Still miss it to this day Danny. 😭😭
it's 12:45 AM and I'm enjoying the cars being moved!
We have one of their cars up here in Cincinnati on the Cincinnati dinner train.
found that some RBBX flatbeds sitting in an FNOR siding that eventually became their cars
That's OK that train live in Garry's Mod Trainbuild now. Myself and a few others made the decals and built each car from spec. My own fictional railroad pulls them with P42's
Wow. The RBBB Circus Train, CSX OCS and 2 new signal indications captured. Maybe you should play the lottery
Thanks. Ha! I'd still lose.
great video Danny do you work for Channel 13 in Tampa?
Invite repealing the Norfolk Southern Central of Georgia district or is there a CSXP line subdivision
I could not for the life of me figure out where they parked the train in Jacksonville when I was there for the show. I checked the Moncrief yard and the few other tracks north of the Arena. and I forgot where is the West Jacksonville yard?
It's parallel to Beaver street between McDuff and Edgewood.
Distant Signal it seems they did a pretty good job of hiding it perhaps for privacy reasons. I couldn't find it in Tampa either the following week so I'm guessing they hid it in the Yeoman yard. I was hoping to see it one more time and I suppose I might catch it on its final trip home in May
A long time ago (30+ years) RBBX was parked on FEC tracks near the Southbank. Those tracks are long gone, as the Southbank has been completely redeveloped. Still, it was cool to see the train parked there.