Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Train
RBBX 41309
Residential Coach Car

Originally N&W 1497 DUKE UNIVERSITY, built by Budd in 1950 as a 10-6 sleeper. Converted to a 72-seat coach, snack bar, 6-seat lounge and renumbered 1497 in 1964. To PC 3239. To NJDOT in 1976. To NJT 5422. To URHS of NJ in 1989. To Ringling in 1992. Ringling configured the interior to 11 bedrooms.

Image: John McCluskey on May 10, 2017 at Elmhurst, NY - the very last movement of the Blue Unit.

Image: G. Gerard on January 21, 2008 at Waycross, GA.

Image: John McCluskey at New York

Note the reconfiguration of the car has led to window replacement - fewer and smaller compared to 2000 below.

Image: Denny Childers, July 2000 at Cashion, AZ.

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