CIRCUS TRAIN

[The Block House]

I WAS WONDERING IF ANY ONE KNOWES HOW TO GET THE COMPLETE SCHEDUALD OF THE RINLNGING BROTHERS CIRCUS TRAIN.

[cstaats]

This is from Ringlings Brothers FAQ's
11. When is the Ringling Bros. train passing by my town?
Unfortunately, schedules for train travel are very erratic, and can sometimes run as much as 12 hours early or late. Also, there are occasions when rail travel is so heavy that routes are changed with very little notice. Therefore, it would be impossible to accurately (or even semi-accurately) report when and where people would specifically be able to see the train on the move.
I would check out the schedual on the web sight and check out the local news paper. To se if they have local information. Does any one else have any Ideas or sugestions?

[venardos]

The best source of info about the Circus Train can be found on the Ringling website (www.ringling.com) where the schedules for the Red and Blur Units are posted. That will tell you where the Circuses are now playing---and where they'll be for the next several months. The train is usually parked from one to twenty miles from whatever arena the show is using. And it almost always is parked in the same place it was parked for last year's visit. As a somestimes-rider of the Blue Unit train, I can report that it is hard to hide a mile-long train. Even when it is split into the three components (flats, stocks and coaches) they take up a lot of trackage and can be easily spotted.
And, yes, the train is often late. The train's arrival frequently includes an "animal walk" for the elephants and other creatures from a siding to the arena. This event is often publicized in the local newspaper---a further way of finding out where the train is spotted.