The Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey circus train departs San Diego!

[crazytaxi1000]

how many cars long is that?

[trainkids]

@crazytaxi1000 I'm pretty sure it was 58 cars long.

[crazytaxi1000]

@trainkids that's a long passenger train!

[trainkids]

@crazytaxi1000 It has to be if you want to get all the performers, animals, displays, tents, setup, etc. onto one train! lol!

[Michaellovestrains]

Nice! I hope to catch it Downtown next week! Nice catch with the Dash 8's! Do you know if they load and unload the animals at Old Town?

[trainkids]

@Michaellovestrains uh I think you mean Dash-9's. And no they don't unload the animals at Old Town. They unload hem in the yard

[Michaellovestrains]

@trainkids Oops! Yeah, that's what I ment. Typing to fast. Thanks for the info.

[Skoda130]

Turn up the volume just a little bit.. Is that an elephant trumpetting in it's wagon, at 6:23?

[Skoda130]

@Skoda130 Sorry, I meant at 5:23 

[tikitan100]

woooo, san diego

[clusterfak]

Nice! I noticed that there is no graffiti on any of the cars...amazing!

[trainkids]

@clusterfak Well these cars aren't like regular cars you find in yards. They probably have security guards that walk around to keep an eye out for taggers

[SteamboatWilley]

My goodness, that's a helluva long train.

Also, very grey. You'd think a circus train would be painted in bright colours.

[Amar7605]

@SteamboatWilley Yeah, and giraffe heads sticking out of the cars, clowns juggling on the rooftops.

[DetroitLove4U]

Wow, that was a smoothly dope video I never have seen a circus train so lengthy!!! When I was a kid in the late 80's my father took me to San Diego and I remember we went to a railroad track to watch for trains and they had some several Barnum & Bailey circus train cars parked on an off track switch line in that general area. Near them was a BIG PILE OF HORSE SHIT. So, as odd as this sounds, everytime I think of the Barnum & Bailey Circus in San Diego for over 20 years, I think of Horse Shit!

[trainkids]

LOL, thanks dude! But I think that shit you saw was probably elephant shit because I don't think the circus uses horses.

[DetroitLove4U]

@trainkids Well you might be right ......... perhaps that's what it was but the truth is perhaps despite the cloudiness on my part from what it was from these days - everytime I think of Barnum & Bailey Circus in San Diego I think of a PILE OF SHIT. No pun intended but your Chargers are that equivalent to a pile of shit - they don't even show in the playoffs with the big season records they attain. Tell you what - the next Circus train that leaves San Diego - MAKE SURE THEY'RE ON IT!!!

[trainkids]

lol! to be honest, i wouldn't even care, i'm not in to football, lol!!

[xtremepadrefan]

@DetroitLove4U at least the chargers NEVER went 0-16

[fordlover58401]

@trainkids Hey I live on this train and we have horses on the train as well as elephants!

[flwer34]

i wonder how is it to live in a train your whole life..

[howyou2]

lol I was in car #43 I think I saw you filming this.

[Squawk7600]

This is great-- I was hoping someone would get the Circus Train when it left San Diego!! Excellent shot, as I can even make out the individual car numbers as they go by. I notice the "big animal cars" are at the end of the coaches here, right before the flat cars, which is unusual (they are usually up front), but they do that sometime depending on destination and how they have to break the train down there. Really awesome and excellent video!!

[drandall1776]

Any idea what the first 2 cars are for ?? I see no windows or doors. . .

[Squawk7600]

The first two cars (RBBX 84804 and RBBX 84803) are officially classified as "COFC" or "Containers on Flat Cars" and carry all sorts of general supplies that the circus uses in its shows. 84803 (the flat car) was built 1967 for Morrison Car Leasing and 84804 was built in 1973 for the Grand Trunk Western RR. They were modified by RBBB Circus in 1974 and 1989 at their Florida facility. These cars are usually near the rear of the train, but this was a short move.

[drandall1776]

Thank You so much for that info ! ! ! I have puzzled over this for about 2 or 3 seasons and never could see any activity around those cars when they were in town. Your answer makes perfect sense ! ! !

[bravosixxx]

That was SuuuuuuhWEEEET man!!!

[luvtrns4evr]

Downtown San Diego is a great place to railfan.. lots of echo off the high rises. Great video keep it up.

[JoaoT805]

good stuff.

[juvmol]

great video awesome catch! 5 * and favorite!

[CoasterFan2105]

You're back in school already?

[trainkids]

yea:( DAMN SCHOOL BOARD!!!!!

[Weiberts]

Sweet! My Mom would kill me if I missed school even for a steamer!