I can see I'm 8 years too late to the party. But, I'd still like to comment, anyway. Because of you guys at Rapido Trains, Inc, I've fallen in love with RDCs. I recently purchased my first and only HO scale RDC, and I plan to buy more...with some help from eBay. I appreciate you guys because of your penchant for accuracy. I'm a stickler for "accurate" small (HO) scale train models. I enjoyed watching this video. 👍
I used to ride RDC on the Maryland commuter rail (MARC system) between Baltimore and Union Station in Washington, DC. It took a long time for the train to get up to speed. There was no frills. The train crews were contract CSX. Their uniforms still had the the B&O Railroad buttons on then. The equipment was eventually retired and replaced with typical commuter rail equipment.
I didn't know a thing about these. When Budd and GM got together to build one I didn't know how it turned out. The video gives me some info that I didn't have before. I am a big GM fan and had just recently dug up some trivia online.
You gotta love a guy with this much enthusiasm for what he loves. Can't wait to get a couple of these going around my layout, going to retire my mediocre Proto RDCs
The cars were rebuilt into Club Galleys by CN in 1971-1972... with primarily purple seats. Some seats were red. VIA did a cosmetic rebuild in the 1980s and replaced the purple leatherette with dark brown and the purple upholstery with light brown.
Excellent video. Please consider an n scale version. the SP would be awsome. I know Kato Amat made these in n, but your attention to detail is over the top!
Thanks for the information about the RDC. I have a request from your Company. I know the extensive line of your products are in HO gage. The O gage users have no RDC product to purchase. Have you considered going into the O gage field specifically the RDC product. I realize the additional cost involved but why not survey the model train industry and see if a market might exist for an O gage RDC. Jim Hatboro, PA
Any chance for a copy of the LRC? It was the train that brought us to Canada. After working on the APT-E (I've got 2 of those ordered) we moved to Montreal and my Father worked at MLW on the LRC. By the time I knew about it the reserve date had passed. If it's not possible then no hard feelings.
Chris Tarrant recently rode in a Budd diesel railcar in his UK Channel 5 series. Not sure if it will be available in Canada or the US but worth looking out for. www.channel5.com/shows/chris-tarrant-extreme-railway-journeys/episodes/canada
Apparently the downside of this lower cost train was the flimsy design of the ends (consisting of thin stainless steel and a frame) providing little to no protection for the engineer in case of impact. www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Engineer%20Patrick%20Molese%20-%20Vignette.htm