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Posted by Avid Reader on Thu Feb 2 13:44:53 2012, in response to Re: Budd RDC in Portland commuter service, posted by Dutchrailnut on Wed Feb 1 21:02:41 2012. This is what VIA has about the BUDDS in their FleetModel: RDC-4 Built by: Budd Car Company Engine: Diesel Horsepower: 280 per engine (two engines) Head end power (for on-board lighting, air conditioning, etc.): 35 kW Weight: approximately 53,071 kg (117,000 lb) Top speed: 136 km/h (85 mi/h) Built between: September 1955 Number of units in fleet: 1 . Did you know? •The RDC model number dictates its usage. - RDC-1: For passengers only, with a vestibule at each end. - RDC-2: For passengers, but with a baggage compartment. - RDC-3: Partly for passengers, partly for baggage or the Postal Service. - RDC-4: No passengers: partly for baggage, partly for use by the Postal Service. - RDC-9 (also known as RDC-5): No controls and only one engine. This model was used to add passenger capacity. •RDCs 1 to 4 are equipped with two engines, which means that if necessary, they can still reach their destination with one working engine. •The VIA Rail RDCs (used primarily on the Victoria-Courtenay and the Sudbury-White River routes) are the only remaining RDCs in the world still providing regular service. •RDCs employed on Vancouver Island on VIA's Victoria-Courtenay route provide the only daily RDC service in the world. •From the beginning, RDCs were designed to be linked together, with detachable controls allowing the driver to move the train in either direction... without having to turn the car around! •VIA's RDCs are fitted with diaphragms to allow passengers to move between the cars. This feature was not included when the RDCs were first built. •The only RDC-4 still in service anywhere in the world can be found on the Sudbury-White River route. |
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