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...
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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! 🇨🇦
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.
I remember these cars well growing up in the 1960's. My grandfather's summer house in West Wildwood NJ was less halfway up the street from the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines track into Wildwood NJ. The RDC's passed through our neighborhood many times a day. The tracks are long gone and what track remain from Cape May and North of Cap May Courthouse are all overgrown. Several RDC's sit stranded on a siding in the Courthouse. They are gutted and covered inside with graffiti. Very sad.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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!
Outstanding film thanks for sharing 👍
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.
Great film,loved watching those buddliners.
i like rdc budd autorail a lot
wow thanx to sharing this .........
I love how they used to speak in these videos
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.
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.
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.
I like your videos about vintage trains and railways )) Very good!
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.
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.
Service suspended by VIA in 2010.
'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! 🇨🇦
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.
I remember these cars well growing up in the 1960's. My grandfather's summer house in West Wildwood NJ was less halfway up the street from the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines track into Wildwood NJ. The RDC's passed through our neighborhood many times a day. The tracks are long gone and what track remain from Cape May and North of Cap May Courthouse are all overgrown. Several RDC's sit stranded on a siding in the Courthouse. They are gutted and covered inside with graffiti. Very sad.
Awesome!
How are 50s designs out doing some of our 'modern' designs
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.
Budd and Lou... I see what you did there. 👀😆
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.
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.
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
Yes.
@@anindrapratama that's the reason that they made the RDC-9?
@@3nglehart Yes. The Budd RDC-9 was a coach / trailer, without cabs or controls.
I always expected the engine to be up top not the bottom
Passengers had to enter through the cab!
Irish narrator!
If this doesn t look American enough, then you must be a fan of my.
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.