Dailey Bros Circus #4

Posted By on March 17, 2012

Stock cars custom built for animals. Photo taken 1950. When any of the railroad shows came to their show town they parked the flat bed cars off the main rail to siding rails….called switching tracks. This would allow them to unload and load up animals, equipment and performers. There were times that the show train might stay on a siding for extra days because of show times or scheduling traveling time. Most of the time it was very coordinated between the the train masters and the railroad itself.

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My name is Ivan M. Henry and I am the 4th generation of a circus/show business dynasty. I hope you enjoy the blog.

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