Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus Boxcars
The Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus was formed by a merger of the Clyde Beatty and Cole Brothers circuses. A circus tent, elephant and WORLD'S LARGEST is printed on the sides of the boxcars. Variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers C★I★R★C★U★S boxcar; yellow; red roof and ends; blue lettering and graphics; elephant; sliding yellow plug doors; half ladders. Variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers C★I★R★C★U★S boxcar; yellow; red roof and ends; blue lettering and graphics; elephant; sliding red plug doors; half ladders. Variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers C★I★R★C★U★S boxcar; yellow; red roof and ends; blue lettering and graphics; monkees and elephant; sliding blue plug doors; half ladders. Variation (D) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Like variation (D) above, but without monkees. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers C★I★R★C★U★S boxcar; yellow; red roof and ends; black lettering and graphics; monkees and elephant; sliding black panel doors; half ladders. Variation (E) in Greenberg's. Door color and type not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.
Variation (E) in Greenberg's. Door color and type not specified in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers C★I★R★C★U★S boxcar; yellow; red roof and ends; black lettering and graphics; monkees and elephant; sliding green plug doors; half ladders. Variation (E) in Greenberg's. Door color and type not specified in Greenberg's.
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers C★I★R★C★U★S boxcar; orange; silver roof; blue lettering and graphics; monkees and elephant; sliding blue plug doors; half ladders. Orange with silver roof variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.