A fine film about the development of the the Diesel Rail Car by the Budd company.
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@jillworthington60428 ай бұрын
I grew up right above the railroad tracks in Woods Hole, Mass. Thank you for sharing this great documentary that features my childhood home and the beloved ferry Islander!
@owensweetland3427 ай бұрын
On a sunny fall Sunday afternoon while flying kites near the Needham MA reservoir with my cousins' father a RDC ambled by on the tracks above. What a beautiful sight AND memory. That was 60 years ago...
@alcopower57103 жыл бұрын
Outstanding film thanks for sharing 👍
@BirdsallDave5 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the Budd cars that ran on the California Western Railroad between Fort Bragg and Willits. Have fond memories of riding them in high school.
@markskifairer575610 жыл бұрын
Great film,loved watching those buddliners.
@blackterminal3 жыл бұрын
I love how they used to speak in these videos
@patrickrancourt8698 жыл бұрын
i like rdc budd autorail a lot wow thanx to sharing this .........
@jaymyang10 жыл бұрын
BDCs are really charming and awesome. I've been fascinated by Budd-licenced Tokyu-made diesel railcars running in Taiwan for a long time. But I'm still moved by this video. No matter where they are, BDCs always catch my eyes.
@davidchurch405810 ай бұрын
It didn’t get maximum economy because union rules required an engineer plus a fireman. Thus a one car train needed a crew of three when you added in a conductor.
@TomSmith-in5dl8 жыл бұрын
Mainline trains on the Cape May/Ocean City line (at least in the 1950's)ran from Philadelphia or Camden to Wildwood. Branch line trains met the main line trains at Tuckahoe with through cars for Ocean City, or Wildwood Jct. for cars for Cape May.
@billscott7050 Жыл бұрын
I also was a part of this in the 1960's. I also will never forget the experience. What exists now for transportaion to Ocean City, Wildwood and Cape May is deplorable and the state of NJ apparently thinks of it as improvement. Enough to make one sick.
@peterdudley85183 жыл бұрын
5:35: A westbound Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) "Speed Liner" RDC crosses the Thomas Viaduct south of Baltimore MD, enroute to Washington DC's Union Station.
@MrGGPRI6 жыл бұрын
Took a Budd RDC tour car on Victoria Island about 20 years ago. It ran north about 2 hrs on a slow speed ride, stopping at points of interest and for fawns on the track. This was one great day tour; don't know if it still runs.
@kevinwong65886 жыл бұрын
Service suspended by VIA in 2010.
@markpimlott2879 Жыл бұрын
'On Vancouver Island off the west coast of British Columbia! 'Ran from Victoria, the capital of BC, north to Campbell River, which used to bill itself as the Salmon Capital of Canada! 🇨🇦
@andrew0666611 жыл бұрын
I like your videos about vintage trains and railways )) Very good!
@noahwhiteis817610 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@dream.machine10 жыл бұрын
How are 50s designs out doing some of our 'modern' designs
@peterdudley85183 жыл бұрын
Some RDCs are still-running, but a c. 2000 Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) report mentioned that trying to keep a fleet of 50-year-old RDCs in operation would be cost-prohibitive. The continuing lack of all-new, modern versions of the RDC concept blocks attempts to extend regional commuter rail service in many metropolitan areas. I would like to see several regional transit systems agree on a common design, which could reduce the cost-per-unit.
@raymondleggs55084 жыл бұрын
I always expected the engine to be up top not the bottom
@towcat6 жыл бұрын
Does anyone here know if RDCs ever pulled small trains alone like the doodlebugs? I can't seem to find a good answer, but it would seem like they could, indeed pull one or two extra coaches.
@Petemonster625 жыл бұрын
I recall seeing the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway had a single RDC pulling a stainless steel coach & a heavyweight coach as a local passenger train on branch lines for a few years in the 1950s.
@anindrapratama5 жыл бұрын
Yes some railroads did that but Budd also threaten them if they use the rdc to pull wagons by voiding their warranty I read somewhere
@Ih8kone4 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@3nglehart4 жыл бұрын
@@anindrapratama that's the reason that they made the RDC-9?
@peterdudley85183 жыл бұрын
@@3nglehart Yes. The Budd RDC-9 was a coach / trailer, without cabs or controls.
@josephturner75692 ай бұрын
Passengers had to enter through the cab!
@Confederalist4 жыл бұрын
Irish narrator!
@djcb41902 жыл бұрын
If this doesn t look American enough, then you must be a fan of my.
@crsrdash-840b52 жыл бұрын
This is how Budd sold to the public or investor the RDC series...damn, no wonder they went out of business. It's annoying and doesn't get to the point. As an investor looking for something to handle passenger traffic, this would turn me away quick.