Cole Bros Circus #3

Posted By on August 23, 2012

A flagmen stands most likely looking at his watch as all trains had to be on a precise time frame, right on the very minute. The flagmen even had special watches with a time lever to set the time. Travel times had nothing to do with the circus. The scheduling of circus trains departure and arrival times were all done by the railroad. The show only gave the railroad company their show dates of where and when.

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My name is Ivan M. Henry and I am the 4th generation of a circus/show business dynasty. I hope you enjoy the blog.

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