Interesting Train Facts

Here's an article from Don Strack on Utahrails.net. It's mostly about the train cars, and the 1994 Blue Unit derailment. I find it fascinating that Ringling reconstructs the passenger cars themselves, and was gratifited to see the steps they took after the 1994 derailment to prevent future problems.

This article also helped me to determine that the car I live in is likely a 1949 Budd sleeper car.

( About The Train )

( 1994 Blue Unit Crash )

About the Circus Train

An excellent article by Rhett Coates, about the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train was published in the February 2011 issue of Trains magazine.

( Read on )