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National Railway Historical Society

Established in 1936

 

Railfan Pictures of the Day - 05/24/2007


NS Connecting Track CP Ford Norristown PA May 21 2007
 

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Red Unit - one car at a time with car information courtesy of Rhett Coates of Circus Train Yahoogroup

 
RBBX 60002 - STOCK "S-A" [w/ Genset] - UP 5700-series [6-axle Baggage] - American Car & Foundry (St. Louis Car Co.)
RBBX 63006 - STOCK "S-B" - UP 5700-series [6-axle Baggage] - American Car & Foundry
RBBX 63004 - STOCK "S-C" - UP 5700-series [6-axle Baggage] - American Car & Foundry (St. Louis Car Co.)
RBBX 63011 - STOCK "S-D" - UP 5700-series [6-axle Postal] - American Car & Foundry (St. Louis Car Co.)
RBBX 84803 - COFC*, 89-ft. - MCLX 8900 [TOFC flat] - Bethlehem Steel

RBBX 84804 - COFC*, 89-ft. - GTW 303000-series [TOFC service] Flatcar - Bethlehem Steel

*COFC, the Circus CONTAINER CARS, are prototype "kitbash" cars: two, 40-ft. containers were added to the cars with a joining doorway between them (on EACH car), and were permanently mounted on the originial TOFC-service flatcars.
 
RBBX 63008 - Auxiliary Generator 61 ("AUX.") - UP 5700-series [6-axle Baggage] - American Car & Foundry (St. Louis Car Co.)

RBBX 42007 - Coach 60 - UP 5400-series Coach - Pullman Standard

RBBX 40017 - Coach 59 - UP 5464 GTW 4805 Coach - American Car & Foundry
RBBX 63002 - 63002 SHOP 58 [Circus Train Maintenance] - UP 6300-series [6-axle Baggage] - American Car & Foundry (St. Louis Car Co.)
 

All pictures May 21 2007 Copyright © 2007 John P. Almeida

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