Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train
RBBX 41308
Residential Coach Car
Originally PRR 8268 LIMA INN, built by Budd in 1949 as a 21-roomette sleeper. Renamed JOHN PITCAIRN in 1957. Converted to a 64-seat coach, 12-seat smoker and numbered 1512 in 1963. To PC 1512. To NJDOT in 1976. To NJT 5437, later 5420. To URHS of NJ. To KRSX. To Ringling in 1992. Ringling configured the interior to 8 bedrooms.
Image: John McCluskey on May 10, 2017 at Elmhurst, NY - the very last movement of the Blue Unit. |