The definitive book on circus trains from the earliest days to the modern tunnel cars of the big Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus of today. Features a variety of rail equipment, operations, RBB&B, Hagenbeck, Wild West, Clyde Beatty and more. Circus cars, moves, headquarters, car rebuilding and lettering. Generously illustrated.
Contents:
Prologue, First Attempts, pp. 1-14,
Origin, pp. 15-20,
Development, pp. 21-38,
Operations, pp. 39-74,
Advance Cars, pp. 75-96,
Flat Cars, pp. 97-114,
Stock Cars, pp. 115-128,
Coaches, pp. 129-158,
Show Moves, pp. 159-234,
Excursions, pp. 235-244,
Unusual Moves, pp. 245-258,
Disasters, pp. 295-276,
Two-Car Shows, pp. 277-286,
Modern Moves, pp. 287-322,
Outgrowths, pp. 323-367,
Appendix and Index, pp. 368-392.
Carstens Publications, softcover, 392 pages, 10.25 x 8.25 x 1 in., B&W photographs from early to later times.
