Last Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus Train To Cincinnati Ohio! Tunnels & Trestle!

The final Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey Circus train to Cincinnati was filmed going through the Lambs Ferry Tunnel at Ryland Heights Kentucky on 3-7-17. The first shot is northbound through the tunnel. The second shot is a few miles north of the tunnels at Spring Lake Kentucky. The outro shows them going through the yard at Decoursey Ky and then over the huge trestle into Cincinnati Ohio crossing the Ohio River. Track maintenance held the train up for hours. I filmed the track maintenance equipment for another video. Thanks for watching! Please comment, rate and of course SUBSCRIBE TO JAWTOOTH!!
Railroad Crossing Malfunctions! • What Happens When Rail...
School Bus Waits For Train! • School Bus Waits For C...
Unusual Railroad Stuff! • Weird & Unusual Railro...
CSX Locomotive #1 Going Into Tunnel! • CSX Spirit Of West Vir...
First Train In Months! • First Train In Months!...
Cabooses On Trains! • Trains With Cabooses! ...
Messing With Hunters! • Messing With Hunters, ...

[@Millenniumforce]

Great video Brian. One of your best!!! Love the tunnels. Can't wait to get up there in June.

[@JawTooth]

I'm looking forward to you coming up! We'll have a good time!

[@simulationfanatic6189]

Millenniumforce hey

[@simulationfanatic6189]

Millenniumforce congrats on 100,000

[@Millenniumforce]

Thank you

[@spacecookie5730]

Millenniumforce hi

[@MyDiesel101]

Thank You very much Jaw Tooth. That was very generous of you. A lot of people, myself included, appreciate you efforts in capturing this very historic but sad moment. A 142 year tradition will be no more. Hope you didn't catch a cold from standing in the rain!

[@JawTooth]

I appreciate your comments. I didn't catch a cold but when I filmed the train leaving on March 20, it started raining even harder and I got soaked. Thanks for watching! Here is the video where I got soaked filming the circus train: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gH-6qJ-JrN-mm8k

[@mattbritton1882]

Every time the circus came to Chicago, it would always stay on a siding in a Union Pacific yard right down the street from my house. Even if people didn't have a love for trains, everyone would go to the local overpass to get a grand view of it. RIP. Great shots as always BTW.

[@johnlawsonsr1589]

I worked this job from Cleveland, OH to Indianapolis, IN back in 2000. Had the best Philly steak and cheese sandwich from their kitchen. Great people to work with!

[@rosyrose3483]

Thank you for making this video. I'm a former Red Unit Showgirl, Aerialist and Elephant Rider. I went to the Nassau Veterans Coliseum to see the last show along with many other former RBBB Circus Performers. This video brings back wonderful memories of living on the Circus Train and performing with "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" !!! Sincere thanks ; )

[@germaineamoh5797]

I was an stage person for dimitry of RING 2 and i miss it so much if anyone from RINGLING IS OUT THERE. PLEASE CONTACT RICHBROWN359@GMAIL

[@1960gambit]

Another piece of Americana soon to be gone forever. Truly a damn shame.

[@ellenmenop]

the ringling bros train and more trailer train is #1

[@ChapelEndJunctionUK]

Seems like I've watched something very special here , thanks for sharing ......Peter

[@anandguruji83]

R.I.P RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS 1871-2017 IN CINCINNATI OH

[@anandguruji83]

R.I.P RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS 1871-2017 IN CINCINNATI OH

[@nickaddison385]

Good they abused animals

[@wolfie8099]

@@nickaddison385 no

[@MarthaMedicare]

End of an Era. Sad, sad, sad... I will miss them deeply.😢... Thanks for waiting out there in cold rain & thanks for posting this.

[@Alexpon1]

So

[@dsmith9964]

It is sad to see part of my childhood like this. I mean the old DeCoursey Yard.... I spent many hours watching the switching and humping there.

[@spiritofecstasy8525]

Very Interesting! I have never seen one like that!

[@JawTooth]

This is the last time it will be here. They stop running the circus train at the end of May and then the railroad cars will be auctioned off. I plan on filming the last one in May in West Virginia. Thanks for watching!

[@spiritofecstasy8525]

+Jaw Tooth : WELCOME! I did not know that RINGLING BROTHERS or BARNUM & BAILEY were still in business! Those circus groups have been around over 100 years! .....Does this mean they are going out of business or just that they are not going to use trains anymore?

[@geraldscott2213]

I got to see this train go through London, Ky ,

[@vernwallen4246]

Reminds me of my X,she loved too pull a train! lol

[@Trains21]

Thanks, Brain.. I know your pain.. The things we railfans do to get the shot.. Well worth the effort on your part and much appreciated on ours for another You-nique and one-of-a-kind video.

[@iusetano]

A great and rare catch. Excellent video Brian.

[@jawtooth963]

Live action!

[@dcctrain]

Oh yeah my man.

[@SUPERGENKI]

Great video Brian! Thumbs up!!!! Thomas

[@RandomPerson-ld2rf]

RINGLING BROS IS COMING BACK!

[@JawTooth]

I wish but no, that will never happen. The cars have been sold to different owners. This is an old video

[@RandomPerson-ld2rf]

Jaw Tooth look on Feld Entertainment Website RBBB is back on there

[@TheNomadicRailfan]

Awesome video! Nice work. Shame the circus is shutting down...

[@FedericoBorluzzi]

Wow, seeing that very long train rolling towards the tunnel under the rain was something quite epic. Nice filming!

[@Eric-un5ov]

What a shame that their is gonna be no more circus trains there

[@BossSpringsteen69]

Rest in peace Ringling Brothers. We still have in our work bulletins how to handle the circus train cars and what people to contact to make circus train movements efficient. I guess the bulletins will be removed when operations completely shut down and the cars are taken to their home terminal.

[@earlwright3613]

terrible that the PC crowd and Peta shut them down

[@jagermeistermist9338]

Earl Wright not entirely the circus museum in Wisconsin still goes on with the show

[@loriepostlewaite162]

That's amazing I never realized how long the train actually was it's sad to see it ending

[@superbulldog81]

As of May 24, 2017, the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus train will never run again in official capacity.....how sad! I was fortunate to see the RBB&B circus train run thru my hometown of Jennings La about once every year....all I have now is my memories of the circus train...and this great video!!

[@Alco244]

I can't wait to catch this once it comes my way! It will only be the second time ive caught it.

[@badandy102]

I grew up near where Barnum had a place in NJ. The train would stop and the animals would be walked down the road to his property when they weren't doing shows.

[@Galaxy2517]

Glad I'm not the only geek out there chasing trains :-D

[@sthpac69]

Thanks Brian for this funeral train video. As an adult 69 y/o i never once give it a thought that the circus train would ever retire, it just doesn't seem right that children can not enjoy this circus and the train, they went together just like the Royal American Carnival. There is no Six Flags could ever replace the dirt pathways and generator noise of the Royal American and the animal walk of the Ringling Brothers circus down a blocked street in the city. Thanks again.

[@DJRF2012]

Excellent video !!

[@philliplee980]

Awesome Video & Catch. it's sad to see this awesome train go & to say goodbye.

[@BerniesModelRailroad]

Great video!

[@RichardR369]

Thanks for capturing this. I don't think that there would be a historical record otherwise.

[@JawTooth]

Thank you! I got them leaving also. I chased them from Cincinnati all the way to almost Portsmouth Ohio. I plan on getting the last one in West Virginia in May

[@NMjack2000]

Nice Video of this last Circus Train. Sad to hear it is all headed into history. I took my family to Baraboo Wi back around 1985 to see all their old historical equipment. Very good trip and was nice to visit there. Thanks again for sharing your photography.

[@AmtrakProductions]

Funny how the lights turn off when the gates rise

[@adrianneils2727]

Yeah. Talk about railroad crossing malfunctions. The lights go off before the gates go back up, and the warning bells stop when the gates are down. This is something to address to the railroad that runs this R.O.W.. I see they installed new rails and ties, but they didn't test the signals, that's a NO-GO.

[@AmtrakProductions]

When the bells stop when the gates goes down is not wrong.

[@trainzguy2472]

In California the lights turn off when the gates rise. Also, the bell keeps ringing the entire time while the gates are down, unlike the crossings here.

[@BessemerLakeErie902]

+Trainzguy 2472 Our crossings never stop until the gates go up and most of them only ring when they are going down.

[@SethMethCS]

#ReviveRBBB this does not have to be the end!

[@deanaashcraft7428]

Hey jaw tooth how are you today jack durbin

[@tobiashovland9860]

nice video loved it. long train too.

[@JoeG-firehousewhiskey]

wow, 6 hours. Thats dedication, and in the rain! I wonder what they are going to do with all that equipment.

[@aaron4340]

Awesome vid! Does anyone know what the pitch black cargo is around @8:59 on the flatcar? whatever it is, it looks like it has a tiny switcher locomotive on its front (or back). a weird train with an even weirder particular load 😕

[@JawTooth]

Yes, those are cages that they move the lions and other animals in. The tiny switcher is actually a modified golf cart that is used to pull the cages. There are wheels under the cages and the golf cart pulls them around like a small train. Here is a video that I made of it a few years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXO1YYSanZhgbrc

[@QJONEZOFFICIAL]

nice video

[@train1962]

Glad you were able to catch the circus train and share it with us here.I heard on the radio this morning that it was in town and I immediately thought of you and the fact that you said that you were going to video it.It sure was a sloppy day for you.I very much enjoy this video. Thanks for your efforts.

[@LILVOKA]

Saw it come through Dayton, Ohio. It was an amazing feature...! You rock.

[@woofyw.2703]

Thank you for sharing a final piece of american history with us .

[@EpicMickey777]

I once saw the Ringling train a long time ago. It was cool. It was kinda like the scene in Dumbo.

[@curtismass1014]

Sure am gonna miss the circus.

[@randydandy7571]

cool video bro

[@Balerio2357]

Thanks Brian, you've caught a piece of history nice work! - Balerio

[@Metalrails]

I never realized how long these circus trains are. Great catch of history.

[@MechanicsStudents]

Metalrails i know this is 2 years late, but I believe the ringling bros train is about a mile long

[@HDMichelle33]

The train is a city with a zip code. It housed all performers , staff, animals, equipment, machine shop, car hauler and the pie car. Truly one big family on a moving city. :-( They were over a mile long. And usually parked in the area with the biggest pothole, mini lakes LOL

[@route66minion]

Thanks for sharing. So sad to see the end of the circus and circus train.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

use to hang out at the north end of decoursey when it was L&N. there was an overpass , made for good photography,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, this is when i was young and dumb, and i thought L&N U25Bs, and U25Cs would always prowl there. decoursey was a very narrow and long yard. rather easy to photo, but dont go inside back then. they DISLIKED fans.

[@carbon2983]

people for the ethical treatment of animals will get what they deserve for ending the ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus train.they care about animals so much they wont realize they will have to kill animals as self-defense

[@tibbers3755]

but to shut down the entire thing? that show built childhoods and fond memories and look at it. its a bunch of train cars in museums and writings in books.

[@jerrykennedy120]

The end of an Era I watched that beautiful circus as a kid in New York at the old Madison Square Garden, Thanks for the video.

[@JawTooth]

We have taken our kids and grand kids to the circus every year in Cincinnati since the late 90s. we will miss it also. Thanks for watching my video!

[@PichaDisMedia]

Thanks for your dedication to recording history

[@NBVideosPresents]

Cool catch of the circus train, like it

[@p.h.562]

I would feel honoured to drive that train.

[@harrykuheim6107]

Liberal Cunts are at War with any Animal Acts....They only like Gay acrobats in Circ de soliel...

[@chriswright2250]

Use to see this train parked in Secaucus NJ back in the day. The circus would play the Meadowlands in NJ.

[@jimmyrocket8110]

Why does this mark the end of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus? Was there controversy?

[@arfriedman4577]

It was nice to see CSX. I live near a CSX train and it might be the tracks from NJ to NY that could possibly have taken the Ringling bros train too.

[@arfriedman4577]

Beautiful video. Im glad I found it by accident. The trailer is very long. The tunnel is gorgeous. Glad you got it on film.

[@tea-skyy]

Circus train, cool, yes, they are closing the circus.... Tea.

[@garymiller5937]

It amazes me that it takes a train that large to move a circus. I'm disappointed that none of the animals were visible, though. Thanks for suffering through the rain to catch that historic train. 😊😊

[@ZecaSobrevivente]

great video mate left a 👍82

[@kevintumminello6776]

man it really sucks that the ringling bros decided to stop with the train

[@jeromehowell694]

This is sad to see..The last circus train, an American Icon..and maybe the fall of csx w/ their new boss.

[@olentangy74]

Tremendous catch sir! The circus train was truly a rolling village, self contained. It was sad and symbolic to see it for the last time as it disappeared into the tunnel.

[@LiamManley2003]

so the circus train will go on different tracks?

[@adrianneils2727]

None of Wisconsin's tunnels are operational. They were shut down, in fact one caved in. The others are now for trail use only.

[@marcleslac2413]

Middle finger for PETA for causing the death of this train

[@stantout4337]

Well done you have made railway history with this epic video .Stan April 9th 2017 United Kingdom .

[@kennydemartini2169]

The Greatest Show on Earth!.... Gone.....

[@fred-mt5fn]

Thanks for getting this on video, it's a historic moment.

[@denisetindall1487]

I like train videos on KZbin jawtooth 👍

[@bernard8727]

Hé Bé ! quel cirque ! Comment transporte-il les girafes s'il y en a ?

[@johnnydodd9919]

Im surprised that those two locomotives pulled all that

[@Mr._Zachtastic]

They're making a comeback in 2022 and 2023

[@ronfogartyfogarty9362]

Very nice jawtooth that was cool keep it up and have a nice day

[@PokeFanWorld]

Nice Video 👍

[@freebrickproductions]

Love those old GRS gate mechanisms there at the first crossing, along with that MI mechanical bell! Shame the original 8 inch lights were replaced with LEDs. Nice catch! The L&N signals at the next one are great as well, even if the lights and bell were replaced! At least it still retains the original GRS gate mechs!

[@devotedcetacean6568]

I never got to see the circus train....

[@honkleretta1050]

I was waiting for one little railcar that 50 clowns would get out of

[@ericsturniolo]

Nice! Glad you got them! Got this same train when it left Atlanta on the W&A and Etowah Subdivisions. LOVE those spots as well!

[@barroningram7286]

I'll bet the people that worked on that train had some stories to tell

[@rockbandandrecords1732]

something about a circus train is just special

[@rockyfanatic6846]

Sad that is going me have you ever been to Chicago

[@dannyholt105]

Thanks for standing in the rain in order to preserve this moment for us Brian! Great shots!! This train will be sorely missed. Cheers, Dan

[@priya5712]

Danny Holt h

[@rdelamora1968]

good job friend...greetings

[@richardp950]

nice-I watched all and i put a like on this too

[@trainzguy2472]

What is going to happen to these amazing old railcars? I hope they don't get scrapped.

[@jimmoffett9829]

They were sold off by bids. Know someone who got a few to add to his railroad. The stipulation was that the logos/decals had to be removed.

[@marty232]

the bobcat on the back is funny

[@trainshunter4718]

Good video greetings

[@mattzolnay5715]

Who built the circus cars?

[@trainroomgary]

Stay out of the rain. 😎 Cool CSX & train action, and Railroad History. • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@LiamManley2003]

Spirit of West Virginia

[@YeahRailfan]

Last train EVER?

[@joseresendiz6862]

J T i check all your videos and this very special for great memories thanks

[@JawTooth]

Glad you like them!

[@LiamManley2003]

I also see that the searchlights on Locust pike had a medium clear. Did a train went through southbound that day?

[@JawTooth]

I don't know. How are you doing? Good to see you again

[@LiamManley2003]

@@JawTooth Doing good. I did see 3 trains over there in 3 hours like from 4-7. But they're coal