A brief oral history of the circus train wreck will be presented. A wreath will be laid at the monument marking the 5:30 a.m. May 30, 1893, crash.

VAIL — Local historian Susan O’Brien recited a mountain of facts Wednesday during a service commemorating the 1893 Walter L. Main Circus Train wreck just outside Tyrone. O’Brien, who has ...

The first large (three-ring) circus to come to North Dakota was Barnum & Bailey's "Greatest Show on Earth," when they entertained the citizens of Fargo Aug. 18, 1888.

Venice Area Historical Society honored by state preservationists for Circus Train Car Museum Longtime VAHS leaders Mary Huba and George Miller accept award for Organization Achievement from the ...

Jean Allen and “Babe,” a 70-year-old, five-ton performing elephant of the famous Cole Brothers combined circus, had arrived in town by train for two performances at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.

"It's the largest theater performance in human history on the longest passenger train in human history," says Rhett Coates, a backstage crew member, as he stands in a vestibule of the train. He's ...

On Sept. 16, 1921, three trains brought the Sells-Floto Circus to Vancouver after weeks of advertising. Circus workers pitched tents on a three-block area in the Hough neighborhood starting at Harney ...

BARABOO — A miniature model will help Circus World Museum visitors appreciate the grand scale of the old Ringling Bros. circus train.

The NC Department of Transportation is selling five former circus train cars that survived a fire that destroyed four others in Nash County on March 10.