Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Cole Bros. Circus train wreck 1945 #2



Another shot from Mr. Kitto's Beloit pictures, showing the cages riding on rented flat cars until the others were either repaired or replaced. Posted by Picasa

Posted by Buckles at 11/22/2006 09:43:00 AM

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would just like to say on the eve of the Evansville Shrine Circus for Paul Kaye, that those of you who haven't seen it should make the trip. This will be the first time in 10 years that I have not been there and it feels strange. Paul always puts on a great show with some of the greatest names in our business. Besides the aerial display, watching the elephants in Evansville is always spectacular. Over the years there have been different elephants and different trainers, but the end result is always the same to watch-incredible. A three ring display with 5 elephants in each ring and then to see them all do a T-mount and long mount is spectacular! If you are in the hallway of the dressing rooms and watch the elephants thunder onto the arena floor, with a girl on each one, you remember how circus used to be. I think if Ken and Nicole could see these things, they might get a clue. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

22 November, 2006 19:19
Anonymous said...

A little off subject: At 7:30p.m. last night, I, along with a friend of mine who is also in the carnival business, went to the CXS railyards in Tampa, and there was the train of the Red Unit of the Ken and Nicole show.
It took 2 hours, for the railroad too make the nessiscary cuts and get the animal cars spotted. At about 9:30, the elephants, horses and ponies, were walked to the Florida State Fairgrounds, under police escort.
Some of the lead stock were loaded into a RBBB horse trailer and driven to the fairgrounds.
After the animal walk passed us, we drove over to the west end of the railyards, and watched the flats being unloaded. By 11:15p.m. everything was unloaded, except the Bi-level car.
We disided to call it a night. As we left the railyards, the coachs were still not spotted.
jim elliott

23 November, 2006 09:47

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