How do I become a circus train conductor?

Question

My friend slept with a Ringling Brothers employee on a circus train in Texas years ago. Her fiancee heard this story through me flapping my lips and spent the day trying to find out how he could get a job driving the circus train. We were unsuccessful. We need to know how we can apply to be the conductor (or engineer, if that is the appropriate wording) of a circus train! Thanks!!!

Answer 1

well said on Union pacific, Do you work for them too?

Answer 2

Well if you want to work for the circus, join the circus.

Otherwise all railroad operations, and crews, are provided by the host railroad moving the circus train consist. If its on CSX for instance, CSX engines with a CSX crew will be on the train. When it gets handed off to NS, a NS crew with NS locomotives will be put on.

Answer 3

The person traveling with Ringling Bros in charge of the train carries the title "train master."

Ringling Bros have two separate circus trains.  The red unit and the blue unit.  Other than that, the man above is correct.  If you want to "run" the train, hire out for a railroad.  If you want to travel on the train, hire out for Ringling Bros.  But, if you want to work for a REAL circus, hire out with the Union Pacific.