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RE: (erielack) RDC's

And you cant say Baltimore - Pittsburgh is a Commuter run  many B&O Trains on this run were RDCs> From: tonyhorn1_@_comcast.net> To: erielack@lists.elhts.org> Subject: Re: (erielack) RDC's> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 14:34:12 +0000> > Understand the mechanics of all this, but didn't WP use RDCs on long distance runs as "Zephyrettes" in the 50s?> > Tony Horn> > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Dale and Ev SBC <gobills@ncweb.com> > > > At 05:33 04-12-2007, you wrote: > > >Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:15:07 -0500 > > >From: "Schuyler Larrabee" > > >Subject: RE: RDC/DMUs was (erielack) BINGHAMTON-NYC > > > > > >First of all, the city is named BINGHAMTON. (statement from an > > >annoyed native) > > > > > >Now, as to RDCs. For single car service, or even for two or maybe > > >three car service, especially > > >where one or two might go off some branch, RDCs were a good way to > > >go. But, if you are talking a > > >train of more cars than that, they are a CMOs nightmare. IIRC (and > > >I might not) RDCs have two eight > > >cylinder Detroit Diesels. Sixteen cylinders to maintain. Two cars, > > >32 cylinders. Three cars, 48 > > >cylinders. It's a straight arithmetic progression. It's a heck of > > >a lot simpler to maintain one > > >locomotive with probably 12 cylinders (fewer than just ONE RDC) to > > >haul the same number of seats > > >than to maintain all those various moving parts. Cheaper, too. > > > > > >The B&M up here in New England used RDCs extensively, and it made > > >sense when they were still > > >handling a ton of branch lines. A train of say, six RDCs leaving > > >North Station might head out to > > >five or even six end point destinations. When the service cutbacks > > >came, the whole concept began to > > >fall apart. > > > > > >SGL > > > > > > I once asked a CMO why run 6 car trains nights and weekends and not > > an RDC or similar. He explained the RDC is viewed by the FRA as an > > engine and must undergo 30 day inspections. Plus having 2 motors, it > > meant 2 inspections for ea!
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very 30 days. Not an efficient use > > of his staff time said he. > > > > > > > > > > Dale > > > > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > > Sponsored by the ELH&TS > > http://www.elhts.org > > To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List> Sponsored by the ELH&TS> http://www.elhts.org> To Unsubscribe: http://lists.elhts.org/erielackunsub.html
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