The Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus Train in rural USA in 1972. It was called ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’. Trains were first used in 1872 and this train is pulled by two Southern Pacific GP35 diesel locomotives. The trains stretched to over a mile long. This image is from an old American amateur Kodak 35mm colour transparency.


The Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus Train in rural USA in 1972. It was called ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’. Trains were first used in 1872 and this train is pulled by two Southern Pacific GP35 diesel locomotives. The trains stretched to over a mile long. This image is from an old American amateur Kodak 35mm colour transparency. It has movement blur from the moving train. It will look soft and grainy if used at too large a size – a vintage 1970s photograph.


Size: 3248px × 2146px
Location: USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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