The Circus Tent Grave Marker: Mass Grave of Circus Train Wreck Victims. On November 22, 1915, tragedy struck 6.5 miles east of Columbus when the Con. T. Kennedy circus train collided head-on with a passenger train. While the metal passenger cars held firm, the wooden circus cars crumpled, caught fire, and tragically claimed the lives of most of the animals and 15-24 circus workers. This unique tombstone, shaped like a tent, stands as a haunting memorial over mixed ashes from the wreck. A strange

Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 1385 leading the circus train. From Berkshire Productions program “Montage Series 2”. | Dynamo Productions

Every Railfan loved seeing the RBBB Circus Train, how about seeing it with 3 and 4 Southern Pacific "Tunnel Motors" as it travels over the Shasta Division? 😀 From the Pentrex show "Best of 1990 Railroading" https://rfd.video/Best1990 | Railfan Depot

Yesterday we finally welcomed our Chicago and North Western #1385 back home to Mid-Continent Railway Museum with the help of many visitors, museum members, and volunteers! We have thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone's comments over the past few days. From memories of #1385 hauling the circus train in the 1980s, to personal stories in the cab, the outpouring of love toward our locomotive has been astounding. We say it often, but we would not have been able to bring this locomotive home and finali