Former Sentinel reporter Gerald Shields shares his memories about an Orlando-bound train for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that detailed in 1994, killing two people.

An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick child. A woman gives birth and three months later is back performing on the high wire. A handler of big cats weeps as the beasts lope ...

Virginia State Police were investigating Monday after a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train hit a disabled tractor-trailer in Nottoway County.

Ringling is the last circus anywhere to travel by train, and while living on a train can be tough, the accommodations are considered a benefit that other circuses don't offer. Perks include the "Pie ...