A mile worth of circus train photographically compressed into a single frame with a telephoto lens (it shows the entire train's consist -- note vehicles already crossing tracks at the grade crossing beyond last car). Kevin Andrusia captured the RINGLING BROS. and BARNUM & BAILEY Circus "RED UNIT" train yesterday (1-14), northbound at Palm Bay, FL (near Melbourne). The 58-car 137th Edition Show (now on the 2nd half of its 2-year tour) is seen on its Miami-to-Columbia, SC (long jump) run via Florida East Coast Railway, en route to interchange with Norfolk Southern in Jacksonville.
http://ringling.com/explore/137/
The RBB&B BLUE UNIT train was also on a repositioning ('jump') run in FL, yesterday, headed north from Orlando to Jacksonville on CSXT. This year, the BLUE UNIT train is 62 CARS -- 138th Edition Show (now on the 1st half of its 2-year tour).
http://ringling.com/explore/138/
From the RBB&B Website: "The Red Unit and Blue Unit trains criss-cross the country 11 months out of the year, logging more than 25,000 miles as they bring America's Living National Treasure® to millions of families in more than 90 cities!" http://ringling.com/explore/backstage/town_w_zip.aspx
Here is the Blue Unit back in December, 2000 at Auburndale, FL, also en route from Orlando to Miami at that time: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=39625&nseq=86
