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RBB&B 1977 Blue Train |
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This is the 1977 Edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus BLUE TRAIN, parked in the Illinois Central Gulf's Poydras Yard for performances in the nearby Louisiana Superdome. This year, the observation car was Ringling 157. (Back then, Ringling cars changed numbers from year to year.) The car was originally New York Central 5-double-bedroom/buffet/lounge-observation HICKORY CREEK, one of two such cars built by Pullman-Standard for service on the TWENTIETH CENTURY LIMITED. It was built in August 1948 and retired in 1968. |
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7/17/1977 Upload Date: 6/6/2010 5:27:33 PM |
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New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Ringling 157 |
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This was car 157 on the 1977 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey blue train. It was originally New York Central 5-double-bedroom/buffet/lounge observation car HICKORY CREEK, one of two such cars built by Pullman-Standard as Plan 4126 in Lot 6790 for service on the TWENTIETH CENTURY LIMITED. It was placed in service on 30 August 1948, subsequently assigned number 10570 and then 10633, withdrawn from Pullman lease on 1 July 1958, retired in 1968, and sold to Ringling Brothers. The car was photographed in the Illinois Central Gulf's Poydras Yard. At that time, the Ringling cars did not wear any reporting mark. The car is now privately-owned and has been restored to its as-built appearance. |
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7/17/1977 Upload Date: 5/12/2010 3:02:36 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Michael Palmieri |
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Passenger |
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