Friday, June 04, 2010

World of Mirth from Ed Tracy


Some of you may recognize this flatcar as #55 on the Circus World Museum train after they bought the WOM train.
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Hal Guyon said...

The white wagon in front of the cat dolly was the train shanty which was the name for the train generator. It was always left at the train and I never saw it go to the lot. I remember when they would arrive here and start unloading on Sunday night before the Fair they would almost have half the train unloaded by the time they got the lights stung on the flats and the shanty wagon generator running. The unloading would draw crowds of people. The Fairgrounds were right across the street from the runs so it was a really short haul. They would also hire a local trucking company to help them pull the wagons to the lot and back to the train after teardown on Saturday night. The company`s name is N.W. White Trucking, they are still in business here in Columbia today.

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