The B&O acuried an RDC from the LIRR. Does anyone know the number that was assigned to it. Pictures would be great also.
According to James Mischke's Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Diesel Locomotive Roster, Second Edition, the B&O never acquired an RDC from the Long Island Railroad. They acquired one unit from the C&NW and another from ATSF. A third unit, the one you were likely referring to, an RDC-1, was one that was leased by the B&O, and which originally belonged to the New Haven Railroad, which was merged with Penn Central. The Penn Central sold this unit to a private firm, who leased it to the B&O. If I have confused you, here is the sequence of events:
1) RDC-1 bought new by New Haven RR as no. 40, in March, 1953.
2) New Haven RR merged with Penn Central on Jan. 1, 1969.
3) Same RDC-1 unit sold to J.F. Jones Properties of Tamarac, FL, in 1972.
4) Same RDC-1 unit leased by J.F. Jones to B&O as their #98 from Oct. 2, 1974 to April, 1976, when sold by J.F. Jones to SEPTA.
I tried looking for pictures, but wasn't able to find any.