Train Runs and Route Cards 1994

Looking out from our roomette in the "Clown Car".

Reading the comics in our roomette. Paradise baby!

Inside the "Clown Car" which had a refrigerator, sink and stove that was shared by all the clowns who resided there. That's Edzui (Edge) making his steak breakfast. Behind him is the someone enjoying the view on the vestibule.

In the Pie Car with one of the cooks. Man! I can't remember his name. I hate it when that happens!

We're on the west coast dude. Check out those tasty waves! Duuuuuuuuuuude!!!!

PURTY! PURTY! PURTY!

Pammy out on the vestibule in going through the Carolinas in winter...with real snow!!...WOW!

A route card from the summer of '94. We'd get these at the beginning of the season to send to our families or to keep for ourselves in order to know our schedule ahead of time. I don't think they distribute these anymore. Alas.




Train run somewhere in the midwest on our way to who knows where... 'cause I can't remember.


On Sundays on the Ringling show we usually had two shows and then we'd load out so we could go on to the next town. Load out days could be hectic but we usually looked forward to them because we'd be on a train run for at least a couple of days which meant rest. You could also walk from train car to train car visiting and partying or you could simply stand outside on the vestibule drinking a cup of coffee as you watched the countryside go by. We slept long the first part of the train run until we couldn't sleep anymore. The train rocks you to sleep so you tend to wake up well rested then you go to the Pie Car ( the place most everyone goes to on a run) to get something to eat and sit and talk. We loved performing in the circus and we miss it but we miss the train runs almost as much. Crazy , huh?