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Manchester by theSea - A small Massachusetts coastal town on Cape Ann.On Saturday B&M RR local passenger service on the Gloucester Branch was provided by a single RDC. - The 11/19/2004 date is the upload date. The date of the photo is probably early to mid 1970's
CSRX 23, Conway Scenic Railroad's sole RDC, is stopped on the Moat Brook Trestle as part of a runby on railfans weekend.
New Haven No. 32 (Budd RDC-1); Built 1953 by the Budd Company; Philadelphia, PA.
Budd Rail Diesel Cars (RDC’s) were built from 1949 to 1962 and proved to be a success for the Budd company because of their ease of maintenance and dependability. There are two 275 horsepower 6/110 General Motors Detroit Diesel engines with hydraulic torque converters beneath the car. Unlike most railroad equipment where an engine runs a generator that supplies power to motors at the axles, RDC’s operated much like a car or truck, where the engine is mechanically connected to the wheels. These cars, nicknamed ’Budd Cars’ or ’Buddliners’ were immensely popular on short haul service as it only took a crew of two to operate a profitable train. Buddliners were all equipped with air conditioning, chemical toilets, and even a chilled water fountain. #32 has been restored to near ‘as-built’ appearance with a seating capacity of 90.
Railroad:
Canadian National
Locomotive:
CN 1501
Train:
Rail Inspection Vehicle
Location:
Rondout, IL.
Date:
02/09/2012
Comment:
To make the Star Line really useful, IMHO, Metra should extend it to Waukegan, with intermediate transfers in North Chicago, Rondout, Leighton, and Barrington. But what do I know...
Scanned from a slide taken in the early 1970's. This is Lake Street in Arlington, MA on the Lexington Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad. At this time passenger service on the branch consisted of one train in the AM and one in the PM. By this time all B&M passenger service was provided by Budd RDC's. There is no crossing protection here so the conductor is flagging the crossing without using the customary red flag. This particular RDC is preserved at the end of the line in Bedford, MA. The Branch served the towns of Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford. A comment from David Hutchinson identified the conductor as Steve Roberts
#cn4771 leading northbound ONR 901 track geometry train, #ont2200 and #cn1501 trailing
May 28, 2022
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This Budd RDC car has probably been sitting in this location since December, and will soon be used for the Springtime runs of the Hobo Railroad. The Hobo uses the former Boston and Maine tracks between Lincoln and Woodstock to provide passenger excursions and information about the railroads history.
Wedgemere Station is located in the town of Winchester, MA. A modern station without a station building was built here in the 1950's as part of a grade crossing separation project. The photo is from the 1970's. At this time all Boston and Maine passenger service was provided by Budd RDC's.
(I forgot to note which RDC it actually was, alas; looking at Danbury's roster it's probably either New Haven 32 or 47.) I'm standing roughly mid-car where the exhaust for the engine is.
Budd RDC-9 #6004 in Gateway Rail Services yard. Originally built for the Boston & Maine Railroad, it eventually was bought by the CN and later passed to VIA Rail.
This former B&M Budd car sits in the rail yard at Meredith, NH. While passenger trains have not served this town in many years, the Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad still makes good use of the the line.
1981 May 28
VIA #662 a triplet of Budd RDCs high on the bridge over the Grand River west of Kitchener, Ontario.
New Haven No. 32 (Budd RDC-1); Built 1953 by the Budd Company; Philadelphia, PA.
Budd Rail Diesel Cars (RDC’s) were built from 1949 to 1962 and proved to be a success for the Budd company because of their ease of maintenance and dependability. There are two 275 horsepower 6/110 General Motors Detroit Diesel engines with hydraulic torque converters beneath the car. Unlike most railroad equipment where an engine runs a generator that supplies power to motors at the axles, RDC’s operated much like a car or truck, where the engine is mechanically connected to the wheels. These cars, nicknamed ’Budd Cars’ or ’Buddliners’ were immensely popular on short haul service as it only took a crew of two to operate a profitable train. Buddliners were all equipped with air conditioning, chemical toilets, and even a chilled water fountain. #32 has been restored to near ‘as-built’ appearance with a seating capacity of 90.
#cn1501 Budd RDC track evaluation car
at Mile 21.25 Halton Sub
Aug 3, 2021
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This photo is of a friend's HO scale B&M RDC. I used PhotoShop 7 to replace the background of the image as it was originaly a picture of a basement support post. :)
1981 June 27
VIA #663 doing its best at street running on Kent Street, Guelph, Ontario. Kent Street also runs on the far side of the tracks. Unfortunately with this lighting it does not make for the best of photos.
1981 Feb 08
VIA #663 a triple Budd RDC consist stirs up the snow blasting west out into the rural farmlands from Kitchener, Ontario. Note how well the snow reflects fill light into the shadow side of the train.
New Haven No. 32 (Budd RDC-1); Built 1953 by the Budd Company; Philadelphia, PA.
Budd Rail Diesel Cars (RDC’s) were built from 1949 to 1962 and proved to be a success for the Budd company because of their ease of maintenance and dependability. There are two 275 horsepower 6/110 General Motors Detroit Diesel engines with hydraulic torque converters beneath the car. Unlike most railroad equipment where an engine runs a generator that supplies power to motors at the axles, RDC’s operated much like a car or truck, where the engine is mechanically connected to the wheels. These cars, nicknamed ’Budd Cars’ or ’Buddliners’ were immensely popular on short haul service as it only took a crew of two to operate a profitable train. Buddliners were all equipped with air conditioning, chemical toilets, and even a chilled water fountain. #32 has been restored to near ‘as-built’ appearance with a seating capacity of 90.
Continuing our string of good luck around Hawthorne Yard, this former Budd RDC converted to a track geometry car tied down at Hawthorne Yard.
1986 Sept 28
VIA #601, a couple Budd RDCs, past the signal at mile 23.7 of CN Rail's Bedford Subdivision near Wellington, Nova Scotia. Lead by VIA 6108 a Budd RDC-1.