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Re: Budd RDC MOC
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 26 Feb 2003 22:31:35 GMT
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Bob Hayes wrote:
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> Back in the 80s I used to ride the MARC train (a commuter service run by the
> State of Maryland) from College Park to DC. I rode the "B&0" line which
> used a lot of old Budd RDCs (Rail Diesel Car), usually in three car sets.
> The Budd RDC became my favorite train. The RDC had two small (compared to
> locomotive prime movers) diesel engines mounted under the floor. The
> engines were conected to the trucks through something like an automatic
> transmission - no traction motors.
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> During the President's Day snow storm that hit the DC area, I decided to try
> modeling the RDC with Lego bricks. The result can be seen at:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/bhayes/buddrdc/budrdc100.jpg
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> More images and instructions (someday) to come.
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> Please let me know what you think.
Having grown up riding B&M Budds (supposedly I've even had a ride in the
cab, but I don't remember that - a friend of my mom's was a B&M
engineer), I'd say looks pretty cool. I'll have to consider building
one.
Frank
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| Back in the 80s I used to ride the MARC train (a commuter service run by the State of Maryland) from College Park to DC. I rode the "B&0" line which used a lot of old Budd RDCs (Rail Diesel Car), usually in three car sets. The Budd RDC became my (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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