For the last 146 years, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus has traveled
by train across the United States to the delight of millions each year.
In January of 2017, Ringling Brothers officially announced that the circus would be closing
for good on May 21st, 2017 due to lower attendance in recent years.
With this closure, nearly 150 years of circus train history comes to a close.
Let’s take a look back at the circus train in some of its more recent years as it traveled
through southern California.
There are two Ringling Brothers circus trains, called the “Red Unit” and the “Blue
Unit”.
Each train has a different show that goes on a two year tour around the country.
Both of the trains are about 60 cars in length and carry most of the animals, all of the
performers, and a lot of the support equipment used in each show.
We will start in 2013, the last year I filmed either of the trains, and work our way back
to 2008 as we bid one final farewell to the circus.
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