Hello I am wondering if anyone knows of any powered RDCs, SPVs or Doodle bugs for sale. Esp if they are on the east coast. I thank all in advance for your help...
I don't know of any for sale of hand but MARC in Maryland still has a few sitting around in New Brunswick yard I believe , send them a letter or go look....
Green Mountain Railroad has a pair, one for parts and one fairly complete plus a parts supply, that are for sale as is where is. Between the two cars plus...
... Ozark Mountain Railcar are listing an ex-B&M one for US$12,000 but I think that has only one engine, services power only. The MBTA has two partially...
The Louisville, New Albany & Corydon Railroad has three RDCs for sale located in Corydon, Indiana. #560 was sold to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR and has...
Hi Folks I've just added a whole bunch more stuff to my Budd RDC related web site. I'd very much like to hear some opinions on the latest additions, in...
Hello RDC folk - I lurk around the edges of this list - reading more than commenting. I went to Wilton, New Hampshire, this weekend to visit the former BC Rail...
Hello RDC Fans, I'm new to the list and doing a little research for a book. Does anyone know where I can obtain an all-time RDC roster. I have seen ...
Get a copy of "Budd RDC" by Duke and Keilty. It has a roster at the back of the book as of about 1990 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Actually the largest user of RDC's was Canadian National who rosted about 60 units. I will have to double check that but they had 47 original purchaces and...
Bill, Following is a roster gleaned from the Duke/Keilty RDC book. Unfortunately, I can't vouch for it's accuracy as the book is filled with errors and...
On Monday the 16th of this month I rode from New Haven, CT to Old Saybrook, CT on the old SPV 2000's. This was on the Shoreline East RR. The sign leading up to...
Expect the Constitution liners (SPV's) to be retired or sold soon. with Conndot having picked up 38 push pull mafersa cars from VRE its near certain the 12 SPV...
That is Too Bad. The old SPV 2000's are looking kind of beat. The interiors are dirty and the Windows have a permanent Fog on them. When they are retired what...
As constitution liners they do not have historical value. and for tourist railroads these cars are to modern and need a HEP equiped loco to operate....
They will be either Sold or Scrapped. Right? Jaap van Dorp <bleengineer@...> wrote:As constitution liners they do not have historical value. and for ...
I am kinda late getting back to this but I wanted to add to it anyway! Some museums/tourist lines would be able to run them! California State RR Museum has an...
Message text written by INTERNET:BUDD-RDC@yahoogroups.com ... bearings?< Try Ron Anstay at WCRA,> www.wcra.org< He may not know offhand, but should be able...
The bearing grease which I used to get (BEFORE Shell merged Texaco out of existance) was RB-942. Right now I am trying to find out what the replacement...
It would only be save to reason that any of todays bearing grease is better than 1956 types of bearing grease. I would use any commercial bearing grease with a...
Is it true that the B & M was forced to purchase RDC's because laws were passed forbidding the continued use of wooden cars? If so, was it the State of...
... Bil Durham > No, but I remember reading that an RDC-1 weighed just under 45 tons. This meant a single RDC could legally be operated without a fireman. Take...
the fireman rule is for locomotives exceeding a certain weight on drivers. since a RDC only runs on two drivers and two idlers. the total weight on drivers is...
