Disposition of Metro-North RDCs

[Otto Vondrak]

I am trying to track down the status of the Budd Rail Diesel Cars operated by Metro-North.

MN 11 RDC-1 ex-NH 37 ??
MN 18 RDC-1 3/52 Ex-Amtrak 18, Exx-Penn Central 68, nee-New Haven 23. - sold to NYSW 1994, sold to Conway Scenic 2008
MN 19 RDC-1 1952 Ex-Amtrak 19, Exx-Penn Central 76, nee-New Haven 32. Used on Port Jervis Line - at Danbury Railway Museum
MN 43 RDC-1 3/53 Ex-Penn Central 43, nee-New Haven 43. sold to NYSW 1994, sold to SRNJ 2008, sold to Reading & Northern 2017
MN 51 RDC-1 ex-NYC M451, scrapped for parts?
MN 53 RDC-1 12/50 Ex-Penn Central 53, nee-New York Central M-453, sold to Central New York Chapter NRHS 1987, traded to GMRC 1995, scrapped?
MN 54 RDC-1 ex-NYC M454 ??
MN 55 RDC-1 ex-NYC M455, scrapped 12/87
MN 56 RDC-1 ex-NYC M456, retired 1/88
MN 60 RDC-1 3/52 Ex-Penn Central 60, nee-New York Central M-460. Used on Port Jervis Line???
MN 61 RDC-1 3/52 Ex-Penn Central 61, nee-New York Central M-461. sold to Central New York Chapter NRHS 1987, wrecked, scrapped
MN 63 RDC-1 ex-NYC M463 ???
MN 64 RDC-1 ex-NYC M464, retired 3/77
MN 65 RDC-1 4/52 Ex-Penn Central 65, nee-New York Central M-465. to NYSW 1994, sold to Wisconsin Great Northern 2016.

I seem to recall the last batch of RDCs were retired in 1991 and scrapped by 1993? Anyone know for sure?

-otto-

[Otto Vondrak]

No one knows what happened to the Metro-North RDCs?

[Backshophoss]

Many of the RDC's spent time on the garden tracks at Harmon,as part supplies for the remaining running fleet.

[Otto Vondrak]

Many of the RDC's spent time on the garden tracks at Harmon,as part supplies for the remaining running fleet.

Yes, I know, all RDCs were retired by 1991, trying to find out which ones have been scrapped.

[Martin Baumann]

11 went to NYSW as M-6 and is still with them

18 was M-5 on NYSW

43 was M-7 on NYSW

65 was M-8 on NYSW

[ELSDP45]

MN 47, ex CR 47, exx PC 47, nee NH 47 - at Danbury Railway Museum

[lvrr325]

My understanding is the two CNY NRHS cars were sold to someone in Indiana (?) but Conrail managed to derail them in Syracuse somewhere, they got parked on the now-gone lead into the Regional Market and were given to the Chapter. One had the front lower cab torn pretty good; somewhere I may have pictures. That car was scrapped while the other was traded away later, it had a lot less damage and was able to go by rail to GMRC. They had actually saved a lot of parts from the scrapped car but stored them in Jamesville where they were later stolen.

My memory wants to say there were three of them, but one was either not derailed or damaged and went on to that owner. Which one, I've no idea. It's been so long my memory could be incorrect, too.