Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus Came To Town

March 3, 2014 - The circus came and went. On a cold, windy day, the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus rail caravan was on the move from Long Island City to Hempstead LI for the show at the Nassau Coliseum later this week. When the circus moves from city to city, it is normally over a mile long.

 

The photo was taken at LIRR's Queens Village Station. A pair of Long Island Rail Road SW-1001 diesel locomotives that are normally used for switching operations, move the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus to Uniondale, LI. A week later, the train hit the road again - this time to New Jersey for the final New York-area dates in the region.