Raising a family on a circus train

Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson lives aboard the Ringling Bros. circus train with his wife and two small children.

[@jimmy504whodat5]

Another American Icon is gone forever but in the minds of many Americans seeing the circus as a child wil never be forgotten it truly was "The Greatest Show on Earth" Thank You for the memory's.

[@reneastle8447]

Think again, "The Greatest Show on Earth" is back from the dead.

[@cunfusionism1]

RIP Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey (4/10/1871-5/21/2017

[@leewilliams3845]

ee

[@a-lineproductions631]

Jose Mares caught the last train too go check em out

[@reneastle8447]

How about this: WELCOME BACK Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey.

[@armageddon1981]

i work for the railroad,I'll miss seeing this train coming through the yard.

[@paulsiegfried6337]

armageddon1981 same here

[@olentangy74]

How cool. A rolling home on rails! With the whole country rolling past your living room window!

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

There's still two circus trains left, the Circus World Museum train and the James E Carnival train.

[@milepost4846]

These folks traveled rail routes that haven't seen regular passenger service in decades and remote areas not accessible by automobile, since I enjoy the rails, would have been neat to travel one year with them through all these places before they closed for good. What little bit of passenger rail service is left out there, there is some neat places to see for sure!

[@angelicagarcia6415]

I love this so much, I wish they were still here

[@blahblah7963]

I would love to live in one of those cars. I could stay home and travel the 🌎

[@lilazzz]

You can't cross oceans by train

[@lauriebrazier5306]

i wish they could come back 2 dallas texas .i went as a child with my moma and daddy and it was awesome i still remember

[@leeboy8689]

I went to a show when I was 10 years old it was amazing even 19 years later

[@disapointmemt101]

I will miss this circus

[@cehayes74]

A piece of history gone, now what will the future have to enjoy ???

[@drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955]

🤷🏾‍♀️

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

nothing

[@ugandanknuckles986]

When the train comes to town it literally parks outside my window. (I see the animals inside)

[@drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955]

OHHH, COOL!!

[@AZWMKWofficialstarNinjaGeneral]

thats cool and im jealous

[@haylieg2780]

RIP circus train.

[@AZWMKWofficialstarNinjaGeneral]

my friend literally drives a train as a career and he actually drove the Ringling bros circus train

[@cprtrain]

Wonderful story.

[@MechanicsStudents]

Really sucks that they scrapped this instead of preserving

[@eddtoro]

I'd like to see more black guys like this. smart, well spoken.

[@joebrunobass]

A Great Big thanks to the Feld Family for allowing my wife, son and me the opportunity to see North America traveling in a large Luxury motorhome while both my wife and I performed as musicians with the Gold Unit 2004-2006 of the Greatest Show on Earth!

[@sushantnayak8829]

Great heart 💓

[@miguelcamarena.]

That's the teachapi loop I live in teachapi

[@buminbeer2]

Tour from 1990-91 Blue unit! I loved living on the train. I was lucky as part of staff in the Kitchen/Pie car and had my own room. By that, I mean about a 7x3 room? Most people bunked or two to a room with an upper/down bunk. This would be considered trump estate in his "room"! Only the performers had these types of rooms. Not the clowns/show girls or most staff...

[@JawTooth]

Cool

[@joshhatfield3796]

is that black guy in is house or in the train car

[@joshhatfield3796]

is that black guy in is house or in the train car

[@derrickwilson7467]

"That black guy?" -- You're an idiot.

[@JawTooth]

Derrick Wilson I agree but maybe he wasn't trying to be racist.

[@derrickwilson7467]

How ya figure that?

[@sxymike12]

Wish I have gotten to see this,

[@drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955]

Same here, 😞(considering he's MY COUSIN on MY MOTHER'S side of THE FAMILY), THAT IS. WOWWW, TO HAVE TO MEET YOUR FAMILY ON FACEBOOK, (& 'SEE' them ON KZbin)! @ +Johnathan Lee Iverson, "'LISTEN', YOUR COUSIN, (JOSEPH IVERSON, BKA, 'JOE'), JUST passed AWAY, (LAST NIGHT)!" 😞😢😢😢🤕

[@catholiccubing9391]

I really want to live in the train

[@360Nomad]

How do you receive mail?

[@BenDeCastro]

For regular mail, they have a touring address in Florida and from there it's brought to the nearest facility. For First Class or Priority; they know what area they are going to be at and have it shipped directly there. -Former RBBB Musician.

[@Cqllies]

Whoa 😍😍 I never knew what the train looked like your lucky man you get your kids in the circus I'm gonna die lol miss you!😍😭😭😭😭

[@persephone2706]

So sad.

[@kpspyer]

61 cars

[@JoseJose-zf8ej]

hard to sleep when girls runing drunk and naked

[@tsommers3284]

I bet the baby elephants didn't get to cozy up with their moms at night after their long hard day getting beat with sticks and metal hooks. This was a large, colorful torture chamber for the animals who worked for the circus!

[@jaredklock8754]

Fuck off! The animals didn't get beat with sticks.

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

@@jaredklock8754 They did, sadly.

[@jaredklock8754]

@@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory No they didn't.

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

@@jaredklock8754 Not worth arguing, but I believe they did. Yes I enjoy circus trains.

[@yakamarezlife]

@@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory i know this is random but are there any b&o bridges left in ohio im doing a project

[@dragonfoxgamingfanclub1389]

lol now he has to get a real job

[@PaulsPlace]

Go back to playing video games, kid.

[@PO-PANDA]

It is a real job like actors, Las vegas performers, Broadway performers. They perform for you.

[@milepost4846]

Gaming FanClub............name says it all. You wouldn't know a real job if it smacked you.