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.

Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus yellow and red boxcar with yellow doors

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.

Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus yellow and red boxcar with red doors

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.

Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus yellow and red boxcar with blue doors and monkees

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.

Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus yellow and red boxcar with blue doors and no monkees

Like variation (D) above, but without monkees. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus yellow and red boxcar with black doors

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.

Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus yellow and red boxcar with blue doors

Variation (E) in Greenberg's. Door color and type not specified in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus yellow and red boxcar with green doors

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.

Kris Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus orange and silver boxcar

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.