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Back in 1988 when the Circus Train came to town (Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus) there had to be somewhere to hide out and give the animals a chance to 'stretch their legs'; not an easy thing to do when in a place like Niagara Falls. While the task was carried out; the power for the train was also changed. In this view, CP 8207, 8205 and 1684 as photographed was later replaced by new set with 8208 as leader..........
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Caption: Back in 1988 when the Circus Train came to town (Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus) there had to be somewhere to hide out and give the animals a chance to 'stretch their legs'; not an easy thing to do when in a place like Niagara Falls. While the task was carried out; the power for the train was also changed. In this view, CP 8207, 8205 and 1684 as photographed was later replaced by new set with 8208 as leader..........

Photographer:
A.W.Mooney [2189] (more) (contact)
Date: 11/14/1988 (search)
Railway: Canadian Pacific (search)
Reporting Marks: CP 8207 (search)
Train Symbol: Extra (search)
Subdivision/SNS: CP Hamilton sub. (search)
City/Town: Niagara Falls (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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7 Comments
  1. Marcus Stevens
    April 30, 2022 at 12:56 pm

    Fantastic image!

  2. awmooney
    April 30, 2022 at 1:39 pm

    Awh, you butter me up so. But it IS all history now.

  3. bruce
    April 30, 2022 at 8:16 pm

    Is this the train that was in Hamilton. It was parked at Hunter St when the show was on at Copps.

  4. awmooney
    May 1, 2022 at 10:38 am

    Dunno, Bruce, but most likely. Reg Button and I “chased” this thing but I cannot recall our conversation about where it was going to or where it came from. :o ) It was just the idea of seeing it in the Falls back then.

  5. awmooney
    May 1, 2022 at 10:39 am

    I might add I am puzzled as to why very few photographers took an interest in it.

  6. railwayguy
    May 2, 2022 at 10:07 am

    Arnold, what an interesting picture, and where in the heck was this location, somewhere near Montrose Yard ? Love the NYC style signals, and they too are history. Thanks for posting, John

  7. Stephen C. Host
    November 24, 2023 at 8:34 am

    The NYC era signal is also a nice touch. So hard to find now in Canada or the USA.
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