SNAPSHOT: 3-D Printing Parts For Historic Ringling Bros Train Car

Old train parts have been made new, thanks to the magic of 3-D printing. A project led by the University of South Florida is turning to the technology to help restore The Wisconsin, the personal train car of John Ringling, one of the founders of the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus. The 122-year old relic now resides at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida.Of course, century-old train parts are hard to come by, and the train car’s lush interior has been long been closed to the