We will be exhibiting at the National Train Show (part of the NMRA National Convention) at the Philadelphia Convention Cetner in Downtown Philadelphia this...
Does anyone on the list know the original numbers for the three demotored Budd RDC1 cars used by this line as the "Great Plaines Passenger Train"? They are...
These ex-B&M RDC-9's were sold to Coach Cars, Inc. during the great RDC selloff in the early Ninities. B&M/MBTA 6904 became SEK 9203 "Fallyne Marif" 6913...
These ex-B&M RDC-9's were sold to Coach Cars, Inc. during the great RDC selloff in the early Ninities. B&M/MBTA 6904 became SEK 9203 "Fallyne Marif" 6913...
The three BUDD RDC's owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation are currently for sale by ODOT. These were run durring the Summers of 2002-2005 as the...
And those of us around New Hampshire thought that $300,000 for two cars was expensive... I guess our two cars are for sale at a good price compared to ODOT! ...
"Michael Quilty" >wrote:> The three BUDD RDC's owned by the Oregon Department of Transportation are currently for sale by ODOT. These were run durring the...
Jean Brisson wrote:> ALL : Here is a copy of the letter I just forwarded to the Executive Director of the Island Corridor Foundation, Mr. Bill McElroy,...
Jean, I am not involved in the sale fo these vehicles. I was just passing the information on to the group that if anyone was interested in them they sould ...
"MICHAEL G QUILTY" wrote:> Jean,> ... the information on to the group that if anyone was interested in them they sould incuire with ODOT. > Mike Quilty ...
I have spoken with the gentleman at ODOT handling this equipment disposition. He is your typical State-government employee who is totally out of touch with...
Hi my name is Bob, I live in Sydney, Australia. I have been interested in RDC, since I read an article in a very addition of trains, magazine, we used to have...
... interested in RDC, since I read an article in a very addition of trains, magazine, we used to have several RDC is running in Sydney, but they have now...
Hi everybody. I found on the Internet today, a book on the history of the RDC's. Is it any good?. And why are researching some of the history of RDC's I...
Which book, Bob? At least two histories of the RDC have been written. I own a copy of "Budd Car, the RDC Story", by Crouse (?), published by Weekend Chief,...
Jim. Conn Dot was middle customer to purchase SPVs the sequence of cars was: one car for Dononstrator for Budd . six cars for Morocco royal train One car for...
I've never had the opportunity to ride an SPV2000 but I have certainly read of their "ills". My opinion is that these cars lacked the mechanical "elegance"...
... Budd definitely had a winner in this design of body... and, as you say, the years testify to the design's endourance. Amtrak is said to be contemplating...
Yes they are! Though plenty of old passenger cars of all sorts are still rolling around. Not sure what was up with Budd doing such a poor job of powering them!...
My understanding, from trackside, not inside, on the SPVs: They were designed, what, 20 years later? With nothing in between? COMTINUITY of design/solution is...
SPV 2000's do not have traction motors. They have two GM 8v92's driving Twindisc transmissions and driveshafts to the axles And yes..lack of maintenance on...
... Thanks for the correction. Sort of explains summat I saw at Springfield, MA, one night, PV days (pre video): SPV set getting under way with massive, ...
Wheel slip was due to the act that the secondary driveshafts between the axles on each truck were never installed. This left a 360 hp engine driving a single...
RDC' or SPV have been considered locomotives since 1958 and were always subject to periodical inspections like 92 day 1 year 2 Year etc. This was nothing new...
