PERU, Ind. (AP) --An old circus wagon built and housed in northern Indiana has been featured in an Illinois ceremony for a century-old train crash that killed 86 performers. The Kokomo Tribune reports ...

PITTSFIELD — Just checking in on Jack Trowill, the man who, for decades, would travel over hill and dale with his projector, his slides, his notes and his memories. He’d be at the beck and call of any ...

The Illiana Garden Railway Society is bringing a bit of the big top to Valparaiso. Circus Train Day takes place June 6 at 295 N. Indiana 2. Although a smaller version of an American tradition, ...

"Zing Zang Zoom!" The circus is in town! But there's also lots of free and cheap fun stuff to do this week, including the Portland Pirate Festival, Historic The Dalles Days, family nature walks, food ...

The Fremont Public Library in Mundelein and the North Central O Gauge Model Railroaders have planned a circus weekend featuring a unique exhibit of scale model replicas of circus wagons, trains, ...

This circus wagon and animals carved by Robert Harned are among several pieces purchased at an auction by Wendy Joliet. (University of Akron) AKRON, Ohio - Some of the historic circus memorabilia from ...

THE circus is full of awe-inspiring performances, but the biggest, and one of the most impressive, is one that very few people get to see. Within 12 hours of its last performance tonight, the 60 cars ...

Whistle Music Ancr: Tracks Ahead. Brought to you by Kalmbach Publishing Company, producers of an online source for rail-related information, where you can discover model trains, toy trains, garden ...

ESSEX >> The Valley Railroad Circus Train is not your traditional circus. According to Bob Bell, president of the Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, the big top show, along with the rides and antique ...

Editor’s Note: Val Lauder, a former reporter for the Chicago Daily News and lecturer at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, is the author ...

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