Shovelnose? Only RDC which had a shovelnose to my knowledge was the M-497 which NYC used to do their jet engined speed record and that was a special ...
Hi all, The remains of ex-VIA 6005 is being scrapped in Deux-Montagnes, Qc this week. Some parts were salavaged by the Canadian Railway Museum for their ...
None were sold overseas (Budd would have made them in Philly as shotwelding process was patented and no one was licensed to use it overseas). CB&Q and B&M were...
... car ... RDCs ... RDC ... Hmmmmmmmmm. Thats what the Nascar crowd calls "Drafting", and it works for them!! Better fuel economy!! Of course in the case of...
Going through the files here I noticed the Rail Diesel Car #430 that was modified by C&NW for track inspection has/had a muffler mounted on the car roof on the...
Cyclists do this as well. If I ride just behind and to the side of a cyclist ahead of me, it makes the going slightly easier. If a semi is driving at 30-50...
I've done the drafting thing with my bike behind a dump truck - 30-35 mph - no problem! Just focus on the brake light so you don't slide under when he brakes!...
... Not true several Budd licencees had same capabilities and were authorized and using same welding as BUDD. Including Mafersa in Brasil, Comeng in Australia....
... Indeed, and Marfersa's cars built for the Virginia Rail Express and now in use on Connecticut DOT trains shows this very well... if Budd had remained with...
[ also belatedly ] Okay, had to chuckle. Your post arrived a couple of days after I watched an episode of Mythbusters where they see how much fuel savings can...
... 8)>> Mythbusters 'science' can be iffy. Two further thoughts: At one point the fastest bicyclist in the world was an African American, who set the record...
Next time I get the chance, I'll ask one of the hoggers here on the island if he notices a difference between one RDC and a consist of RDCs. ... [Non-text...
... One of the subtleties of air drag is that it varies as the cube of the speed. Depending on speeds achieved air drag effects may not be obvious. One rule...
Hi all, Anyone know if the interior structural and exterior grades of stainless steel on an RDC are the same....? John John Godfrey Les Services SEMAPHORE...
... stainless ... John as far as I know all stainless steel used by Budd Company was of same grade, a lot better than todays use of stainless steel by foreign ...
True but it did prove the concept of fuel savings by drafting behind another vehicle where there is much less wind resistance. I've known for a long time that...
I have searched all over but can't seem to find anything as to when or for what models the design on the ends of the cars changed. It's clear that the profile...
That is correct. Also, the small oval washroom windows got blanked out on the Phase II models (1956 and above), the truck sideframes were changed, and 1956 was...
The truck sideframes originally were welded on the Phase I RDC's. Phase II trucks had cast sideframes. Steve Lucas. ... From: jskeddy <jskeddy@...> To:...
So either there's a definitive publication on this, I'm talking with people who worked on the RDCs or you guys would be scary at a Trivial Pursuit game. ...
I had tried to send a private email to you Jeff but your sympatico address isn't working anymore. Can you update your email on your profile? Thanks. Steve ... ...
That is a good book as well but I believe it is the less accurate one of the two. I have both as references. I'm not sure if it is still in print. Noting...
From another board: [quote="eazy521"]Vermont has backed out of the deal to use Colorado Railcar (CRC) DMUs after Amtrak and CRC failed to provide financial ...
