Budd RDC-1
RDC stands for rail diesel car, the self-propelled, stainless steel cars designed, developed and built by The Budd Company.
Budd RDCs are powered by two underfloor diesel engines supplied by the Detroit Diesel Engine Division of General Motors. The cars operate in either direction as single units, or in any required multiple, controlled from a single station.
Following a successful demonstrator trial, orders were placed by 27 North American Railroads. After entering service in the Spring of 1950, 398 RDCs were placed in operation in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Australia and Saudi Arabia.
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Budd RDC-1
RDC stands for rail diesel car, the self-propelled, stainless steel cars designed, developed and built by The Budd Company.
Budd RDCs are powered by two underfloor diesel engines supplied by the Detroit Diesel Engine Division of General Motors. The cars operate in either direction as single units, or in any required multiple, controlled from a single station.
Following a successful demonstrator trial, orders were placed by 27 North American Railroads. After entering service in the Spring of 1950, 398 RDCs were placed in operation in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Australia and Saudi Arabia.
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RDC stands for rail diesel car, the self-propelled, stainless steel cars designed, developed and built by The Budd Company.
Budd RDCs are powered by two underfloor diesel engines supplied by the Detroit Diesel Engine Division of General Motors. The cars operate in either direction as single units, or in any required multiple, controlled from a single station.
Following a successful demonstrator trial, orders were placed by 27 North American Railroads. After entering service in the Spring of 1950, 398 RDCs were placed in operation in the United States, Canada, Cuba, Australia and Saudi Arabia.
