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Buddcar "floor plans"

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Posted by THE.RR on Friday, December 17, 2010 5:18 PM

Try www.budd-rdc.org .  Everything you wanted to know about said cars.

Phil

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Posted by henry6 on Sunday, November 28, 2010 7:07 PM

I believe there have been a handful of books and magazine articles.  Check the TRAINS and other magazine indices plus google, bing or whatever you do, for the books.  Your libraian should be able to help.

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Buddcar "floor plans"
Posted by A433BF on Sunday, November 28, 2010 6:16 PM

I am interested to see nonstandard "floor plans" for different types of Budd RDC's. Examples that come to mind:

- RDC-1 on Canadian National Railways with a snack counter, or on British Columbia Railway with a small pantry,

- RDC-2 on Western Pacific Railroad with different seats in the forward and rear coach sections, respectively, or on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad with a dining section,

- RDC-3 on Great Northern Railway with a shorter coach section with five instead of six windows, or on Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Raiway with a shorter coach section with four instead of six windows, or on British Columbia Railway with no RPO section, and a galley,

- RDC-4 on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway with a passenger section and standard stepwells in one end, 

Can anyone help?  /BF 

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