the transportation of circus wagons, equipment, and even a bus used for local transportation at performance sites. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed its doors permanently in May 2017, and its train cars were either auctioned off or scrapped not too long after. In early 2018, Kirby Family Farm, located in Florida, purchased some of the cars and planned to turn them into dormitories for kids with special needs. Strates Shows, a traveling carnival, has operated a carnival train since at least the 1930s and bills itself as "America's only railroad carnival". In Germany, several circuses began using trains to move between locations in the 19th century. Smaller circus operations gradually switched to road transport in the second half of the 20th century, but Circus Krone moved by rail until 1999 and Circus Roncalli continues to do so in 2021. While the movements were and are made in dedicated trains, the necessary flatcars and boxcars were and are supplied by DB Cargo and its predecessor companies, or private car lessors - with the exception of a special rail car to transport big elephants, which was a private car of Circus Krone. Famous cinematic portrayals of circus trains include 1941's Dumbo by Ben Sharpsteen, starring Verna Felton and Margaret Wright, 1947's Fun and Fancy Free by Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts and Hamilton Luske, starring Edgar Bergen and Dinah Shore, 1952's The Greatest Show on Earth by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston, the 1983 James Bond movie Octopussy, 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and 2011's Water for Elephants based on Sara Gruen's 2006 novel of the same name, by Francis Lawrence, starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz. A circus train is also a major location in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. See also Hammond Circus Train Wreck Mighty Haag Railroad Shows toured the US and Canada by rail from 1909 to 1915. James Anthony Bailey Phineas Taylor Barnum Showmen's Rest The Greatest Show on Earth References External links Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus The James E. Strates Train Circus World Museum Circuses Trains