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coach joe posted:

Anyone know anything about that New Haven RDC Brian posted?

Basically a custom built RDC train by Budd for the New Haven Roger Williams during their dalliance with high speed lightweight trains.  The train consisted of 6 RDC's: the two cab cars and four intermediate RDC's without controls or operator's cabs.

The train was equipped with third rail shoes for operation into Grand Central Terminal.  The cars were compatible with standard RDC's and were mixed in with standard RDC's after the trainset was split up.  Retired in 1980.  Two cabs and one intermediate cars survive.

Rusty

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