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What is an RDC or "Doodlebug?"

by Richard Y » Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:40 pm
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New Look of Railroad.Net & Self-Propelled Railcars

by CNJ » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:08 pm

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What companies are producing RDC/SPVs today for American use?

by rrbluesman » Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:32 pm

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TriMet buys two RDCs to backup WES trains

by electricron » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:44 pm

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US Railcar

by bigK » Sat Sep 29, 2012 1:05 pm

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Stadler FLIRT DMUs

by electricron » Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:51 pm

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Stadler GTW

by electricron » Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:59 am
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Budds alive and well on TRE

by Rockingham Racer » Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:52 am

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Sat May 06, 2017 7:59 pm
Pre-Amtrak RDC Discussion

by Alcochaser » Tue Apr 18, 2017 1:44 pm
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A ride on a Great Western Railway steam rail motor

by philipmartin » Fri Sep 23, 2016 2:32 pm

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Nevada State Railroad Museum McKeen Car

by John_Perkowski » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:27 pm

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1952 RDC promo video

by philipmartin » Fri Aug 05, 2016 6:51 pm

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Nippon Sharyo/Sumitomo DMU

by mtuandrew » Wed May 14, 2014 10:49 pm
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The SPV or Budd's last effort

by DutchRailnut » Sun Apr 04, 2004 2:09 pm
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Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:59 pm
RDC Demo Trip ca. 1950

by ExCon90 » Fri Sep 11, 2015 3:01 pm

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Budd RDC's near Alewife Station in Cambridge, Mass. in 1992

by Rabid Transit » Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:05 pm

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Modern Self Propelled Cars

by MikeCDN » Wed Feb 25, 2015 7:40 pm

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Amtrak Metroliner/Cabcar B-End

by Acela82 » Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:52 pm

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Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:18 pm
CDOT SPV Interior

by GP40MC 1116 » Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:59 pm

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Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:14 pm
do MU cars have use sand for traction

by wborys » Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:22 am

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Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:52 am
Reading Budd-Micheline Rail Car

by philipmartin » Sat Aug 16, 2014 7:43 am

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Budd RDC power transmission

by BERK44 » Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:17 pm

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Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:58 pm
CMSL National Train Day Train Rides

by FullScale4Me » Mon May 06, 2013 3:52 pm

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Sun Sep 07, 2014 7:10 am
South African steam railmotors

by philipmartin » Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:47 pm

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McKeen cars Downunder

by philipmartin » Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:08 am

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J. G. Brill Company lettering

by crownhill1915 » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:12 pm

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fastest Budd car

by NorthPennLimited » Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:05 pm

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Wed May 14, 2014 9:14 pm
Book About RDCs?

by jhdeasy » Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:15 am

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Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:01 am
A Few Questions About DMUs in the US, Now

by joshg1 » Fri Oct 04, 2013 9:57 pm

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Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:39 pm
Solar powered light rail

by jstolberg » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:32 am

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sperry 128

by northpit » Tue Aug 27, 2013 11:15 pm

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Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:35 pm
PRR Gas-Electric OEG 350 - Questions ...

by .Taurus. » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:30 pm

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Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:07 pm
Electric speeder?

by RussNelson » Sun May 11, 2008 12:22 pm

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Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:43 am
DMUs as Cabcars?

by Redshirt214 » Fri Aug 12, 2011 5:58 pm

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Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:11 pm
Budd RDC Builder's plate

by xebec007 » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:30 am

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Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:41 am
NYC RDC3 M497

by tocfan » Mon May 14, 2007 6:52 pm

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Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:36 am
RDC questions

by BlockLine_4111 » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:37 pm
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Sat May 12, 2012 10:09 pm
Colorado Railcar DMU Status

by NellieBly » Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:49 am
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Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:43 pm
New Jersey - RDCs (various roads)

by BlockLine_4111 » Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:09 pm

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Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo favored to win SMART DMU contract

by electricron » Mon Oct 25, 2010 10:08 pm

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SEPTA's RDCs

by Pacobell73 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:38 pm

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Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:41 am
Status of B&O's RDCs

by R,N, Nelson » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:51 am

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Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:08 pm
RDC's cut into regular consists

by atlpete » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:39 pm
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Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:03 pm
New life breathed into old RDC's

by fl9m2026 » Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:12 am

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Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:11 am
Oldest RDC's in commuter service (Not tourist)?

by 3rdKeag » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:34 pm

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Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:52 pm
Evans "Auto Railer" in 1935

by Aa3rt » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:31 pm

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Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:31 pm
abandon MBTA RDC-1

by daylight4449 » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:42 pm
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Thu May 12, 2011 6:32 pm
Resigning Moderator Duty

by CNJ » Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:37 am

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Last post by Jeff Smith
Sun May 01, 2011 11:49 am
Three Budd electrics still working March 1, 2011

by chuchubob » Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:21 pm

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Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:46 pm
Punxiana Coal Company / Brill Model #55 Rail Car

by crownhill1915 » Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:10 am

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Merry Christmas!

by CNJ » Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:21 am

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Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:21 am
RDC variations - 5, 6 7 and 8

by modorney » Tue May 11, 2010 5:34 pm

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Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:18 am
CNJ "Sputnik" question

by EDM5970 » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:42 pm

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Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:00 pm
A question for Dutch

by fl9m2026 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:38 pm

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Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:43 am
RDC's and Doodlebugs in operation in 2009

by Schaffner » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:12 pm

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Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:42 am
RDC9????

by Engineer James » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:22 am
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Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:02 pm
The next-generation RDC for Boston?

by typesix » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:28 pm
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Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:04 pm
RailClassics: The last operational Budd RDC

by Engineer James » Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:24 pm
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Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:27 am
Speeders and rail bikes

by jambo101 » Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:30 am

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Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:48 pm
DMU Ident help....

by tausugRAIL » Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:00 am

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Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:41 pm
Budd RDC Promotional Video 1952

by bridpath » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:54 am

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Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:38 am
Dominion Atlantic Dayliners

by NS VIA FAN » Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:17 pm

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Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:17 pm
Optimist seeks SPV's for private Delaware commuter line

by Jeff Smith » Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:26 pm
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Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:43 pm
Merry Christmas!

by CNJ » Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:49 am

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Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:45 pm
Can a Budd car pull 1 or 2 freight cars?

by rearedevice » Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:02 pm

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Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:17 pm
Best Practices for Low Density Passenger Rail

by North9ON » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:10 am

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Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:50 pm
VIA to rebuild RDC's

by DutchRailnut » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:52 am

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Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:19 am
Budd SPV

by kevikens » Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:46 pm
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Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:54 am
RDC collection move.

by DutchRailnut » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:25 pm

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Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:36 pm
Lilooet Railbus

by goodnightjohnwayne » Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:15 pm

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:56 am
Rare Mileage in a self-propelled Interurban

by isaksenj » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:58 pm

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Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:58 pm
Meter Gauge Budd RDCs running in Brazil

by goodnightjohnwayne » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:57 pm

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Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:18 pm
Question about Santa Fe Budd RDC's

by Engineer James » Wed Jun 01, 2005 8:06 am

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Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:22 pm
DMU a no show at its own roll out

by DutchRailnut » Wed May 03, 2006 8:45 pm

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Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:10 pm
RDC-4

by EMD567 » Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:48 pm

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Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:23 pm
In Liquidation: Colorado Railcar

by John_Perkowski » Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:04 pm
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Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:12 pm
Who like DMUs and Railcars?

by thaitransit » Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:38 pm

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Last post by Otto Vondrak
Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:17 pm
VIA RDCs to Cuba

by riffian » Sun Jul 20, 2008 12:25 pm

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Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:30 am
Motorcar/Speeder Article from NY Times

by westr » Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:28 pm

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Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:28 pm
Hand-car Regatta, 9/28/2008, Santa Rosa, CA

by RussNelson » Fri May 23, 2008 4:56 pm

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Sat May 31, 2008 1:45 pm
Homemade "speeder" for abandoned rails

by RussNelson » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:53 am

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Last post by Steam501
Sat May 24, 2008 3:26 pm
RDC Program at Amherst (MA) Railway Society, April 15

by dcm74 » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:48 pm

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Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:48 pm
Good News for Budd RDC Lovers

by Engineer James » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:09 pm
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Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:37 pm
Lehigh Valley Doodlebugs

by GRSJr » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:56 pm

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Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:40 pm
Rotem DMUs

by cloudship » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:40 pm

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Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:40 pm
Merry Christmas!

by CNJ » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:25 am

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Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:04 am
RDCs in Toronto Ontario

by revrnd » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:44 am

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Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:22 am
BC Rail question

by bob » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:54 am

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Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:35 am
RDC-1 blueprints/diagrams?

by nhrdc1 » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:05 pm

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Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:25 pm
Budd RDC Low Speed Fuel Economy

by mxdata » Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:59 pm

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Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:59 pm
French DMU's for Springfield Line?

by george matthews » Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:17 am
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:50 pm
Colorado DMU questions

by miamicanes » Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:01 pm
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Last post by railfanofewu
Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:54 pm
Motorcar (speeder) trips-SW Florida

by ErieAtlantic7597 » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:43 pm

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Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:43 pm
Can we add motorcars and speeders?

by Otto Vondrak » Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:54 am

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Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:27 am
A album dedicated to Budd RDC & SPV's from red lions pla

by DutchRailnut » Sun Apr 04, 2004 5:56 pm
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Thu Jan 04, 2007 11:06 pm
Edwards Rail Cars

by gp80mac » Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:46 pm

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Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:48 pm
RDC-3 Floor Plan

by clehman » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:44 pm

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Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:07 pm
RDCs Scrapped in Quebec

by NS VIA FAN » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:39 am

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Last post by wigwagfan
Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:47 am
IC3 / Flexliner - can it pull trailers?

by cloudship » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:50 pm

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Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:15 pm
Budd News

by Tadman » Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:34 pm

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