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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 43004

Circus passenger car (Red Unit)

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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus 43004 Circus passenger car (Red Unit) as dusk sets in Galewood yard.

RBBX 43004, RBBX, Circus 43000 series, RBBX Red Unit, Circus, photographed on 26 November 1999 at Galewood yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera (with tripod) [railfan/1999/11/99b26500.jpg] NEW 22 December 1999

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RBBX 43004: RBBB car type coach, aluminum car body (AL), built in 1964 by Steel Car as Union Pacific Railroad 5533, acquired by RBBB in 1995 from Amtrak 4615, numbered RBBX 43004. In 1999 it was located with the Red Unit with house number 15. [Source: 1999 Circus Train Consist list, Domestic Transportation Department, Feld Entertainment, Inc., Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Combined Shows Inc., revised 7/12/99, printed 10/13/99.]

Car markings on RBBX 43004: Circus Red Train 1999 house number 15. [20 November 1999]

Equipment characteristics of RBBX 43004: AAR car type M530 (M-O-W, Scale, Passenger, Caboose, and End-of-train information systems), plate type B, tare weight 135,400 pounds, total gross weight allowed 220,000 pounds, load limit 84,600 pounds, external dimensions (length 85' 6", width 10' 6", height 14' 3"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, November 1999]

Railcar fleet details for RBBX 43004: Maintenance of Way, Scale, Passenger, Caboose and End-of-Train, Mechanical Designation: PS; Outside Length: 85 ft 6 in; AAR Car Type Code: M530; Outside Extreme Width: 10 ft 6 in; Outside Extreme Height: 14 ft 3 in; Height of Extreme Width: 7 ft 0 in; Plate Clearance: B; Draft Gear: 5; Tare Weight: 135,400 lbs. [courtesy of CSXT Railcar Fleet Details, December 1999]

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