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Circus & Carnival Trains 2
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Photographs on this page copyright © 2004 Lewis Bogaty
James E. Strates Shows
The Strates Shows carnival is the last of the great carnivals that travel by train. The carnival travels more than 6,500 miles a season. The train is over a mile long and consists of 61 cars (50 flat cars, 10 sleeping cars, and a generator car). It takes the crew about 18 hours to load the train after each stop.
Above and 6 below: The carnival train heads north at Bear Mountain, NY, on June 7, 2004.
