The curtain falls on 146+ years of the greatest show on earth. The final "purple" train heads south, it's final journey home. Goodbye Friends!
Last Red Unit
This is the very last Red Unit Circus train you will see. It's seen here passing our live cams in Ashland, VA at 03:58am on May 11, 2017. Thanks for a lifetime of memories from the greatest show on rails.
Riding with Red Unit
Virtual Railfan was pleased to be able to broadcast live from one of the last trips of an American Institution. Check out our Facebook page for more footage about the Greatest Show on Rails. A huge thanks to M. Harper Lee, we appreciate you!
Live from the Circus Train!
For those of you that follow our Facebook page be on the lookout for FB Live notifications from Virtual Railfan. We're super excited to be riding along with M. Harper Lee as she documents the last trips of the Circus Train aboard the red unit. She'll be broadcasting live from...