JAMES E. STRATES SHOWS ~ THE REXALL TRAIN ~ ROYAL AMERICAN SHOWS
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JESX - James E. Strates Shows
Strates Shows group @ Yahoo! Groups - This group is a great place to discuss the James E. Strates Shows history and present operations. A great place for general information about this great carnival. (D. ROSS)
BSA Mike's Album @ Webshots - This album features a variety of photos taken at the Strates Shows winter quarters.
E26LTG's Album @ Webshots - This album features photos of a variety of things related to the Freak Shows, including shots of freight cars and wagons.
RRSHOW1's Albums @ Webshots - There are several JES albums features photos of a variety of things related to the Strates Shows, including shots of freight cars, rides and wagons, as well as other carnival operations.
RRSHOW2's Albums @ Webshots - Additional albums for Strates Shows and other carnival operations can be found here.
JESX 8975 James Francis Jones - (ex-PRR 8427 William Wallace Atterbury) PS LW 2 DR - 1 Comp - BR - lounge BE observation. This car became JESX 7. (S. JACKOWSKI)
Rexall Train pages at Theme Trains - This section of the Theme Trains website features good information and background on the cars, and engine, that made up this train. Roster pages include interior shots of the various cars as well as histories on them.
Terminal RR Association of St. Louis Historical and Technical Society - The Double issue 55-56 Summer/Autumn 2000 bulliten by this group features an extensive article about the Rexall Train, the company's history and its untimate break-up. At $10.00, plus $1 for postage this is the single best resource for learning about this train, with complete histories on the cars as well as a number of photos of the train. Not a Show train, the train was a rolling display for Rexall drug store owners to come and see what the company had, as well as to be wined and dined by company representatives. I have a copy of this issue myself and it is well worth the money to buy it!!!
Royal American Shows
Royal American Shows group @ Yahoo! Groups - This group is a great place to discuss the Royal American Shows history as well as to get to know some of the folks who worked for the carnival. A great place for general information about this great carnival. (D. ROSS)
Carnival History's Album @ Webshots - This album features photos of a variety of things related to the RAS, including shots of freight cars, rides and wagons.
R. Hamm's RAS Album @ Webshots - This album features photos of a variety of things related to the RAS, including shots of freight cars, rides and wagons, in addition to the passenger cars listed below. This is probably the most extensive album of RAS photos on the web!!!
L. Sedlmayr's RAS Album @ Webshots - This album features a variety of photos related to the RAS, including shots of freight cars, rides, wagons and some of the people that made RAS such a great carnival.
RAS Calypso's RAS Album @ Webshots - This album is another great archive of photos covering everything RAS, including shots of freight cars, rides and wagons, in addition to the passenger cars listed below.
RRSHOW1's RAS Album @ Flickr - This album features photos of a variety of things related to the RAS, including shots of freight cars, rides and wagons.
RRSHOW2's RAS Album @ Webshots - This album features photos of a variety of things related to the RAS, including shots of freight cars, rides and wagons.
Skywheel's RAS Album @ Webshots - This is another great album features photos of a variety of things related to the RAS, including shots of freight cars, rides and wagons, in addition to the passenger cars listed below. This is also excellent coverage about all things RAS.
Stan Jackowski's RAS Album @ Webshots - This album features photos of RAS of freight cars and wagons, in addition to the passenger car shots listed below.
RAS 35 - wood vestibuled coach. (History???) (D. ROSS)