Some time back there was a post from, I think, Steve ? about the operating 1/8th scale RDC1 he was building. I must be searching under the wrong word but can...
see the December issue of "Canadian Railway Observations," page 15. http://www.canadianrailwayobservations.com/ I may have a photo of this car taken in June...
... 'we' could start one here, gently worded. Over in the files section? Well... it might be already happening... I haven't said anything because I have not...
HI all, In our on-going effort to breath life back into ex-CP 9069, we've found 2 'Built by Budd' plates. One says "Built by The Budd Company" - with 'Budd' in...
I would also like to ask if anyone has a picture of the other side of the car. I knew it was rebuilt after the wreck at Redondo but I thought I read it was...
The reason it looks more like an RDC3 is because the baggage door was set further back than on the production units. The best image I know that shows this is...
I had heard it was bad but didn't know these photos survived... thanks for sending me the link!!! jerry <jmlaboda2@...> Passenger Car Photo Indexes -...
I bought "RDC The Budd Rail Diesel Car" by Donald Duke and Edmund Keilty. I found a copy on Ebay and there is another for sale now. Another book is "Budd Cars...
1a. Re: BUDD-RDC Books Posted by: "Robin Warren" retsquid@... retsquid1997 Date: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:55 am ((PST)) I bought "RDC The Budd Rail Diesel...
Does anyone have clearance diagrams for the VRE Boise Budd cars? The Collis P. Huntington RR Hist. Soc. acquired the 4 cars in Strasburg, VA and need to file...
A standard RDC with the "hump" looks to be 14'7" according to a diagram I am looking at. Minus the hump, its shows 13'0" (11/16ths)except the control cars due...
Can anyone tell me if the Boise Budd conversions at Croton-Harmon Yard still exist? I had heard they were going to be cut up. If they are still there does...
The VRE # are V501, V502, V503 and V504. I drove up Saturday and measured them. The heighth is 13' from the rails but there is antenna's sticking up that are...
I was wondering if the Metro North Boise Budds are still at Croton Harmon? If so, Does anyone have current pictures of the cars? Thanks, Bill Ayars Ann Arbor...
Ernie, If VRE ever does come up with a data sheet on the cars, please pass it along. I'm still trying to track down the original conversion numbers from B&M...
I am a retiree who in the days of my youth built three all metal Athearn RDC units, an RDC-1, RDC-2 and RDC-4.? I am aware that Irv Athearn took liberties with...
As far as Athearn goes, their early units best represented early RDC's. The later ones were closest to the very last RDC's built with wrap arourn fluting. It...
... VRE didn't have any Boise Budds with those numbers. Might they be in the 300-series? jerry <jmlaboda2@...> Passenger Car Photo Indexes - UPDATED...
Oh yes modeling with Athearn shorty RDCs! I have LOTS of those! My dad also loves um. The metal RDCs came in 1s 2s 3s and 4s! Yes I have some of each. The ...
... They didn't do the RDC-4's or 5/9's, mainly because the 4's are shorter and would've required an expensive amount of tooling to change and the 5/9's...
