New Haven 140 RDC-A

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New Haven 140 RDC-A

Post by RDJ » Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:06 pm

I took this shot at he HOBO railroad in Lincoln, NH. (closed for the season)


Manufacturer: Budd Company.
Formation: 2 cab cars and 4 intermediate cars.
Constructed: 1956.
Number built: 1 train set.

This was know as the Roger Williams train.

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Re: New Haven 140 RDC-A

Post by rrnut282 » Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:11 pm

Is it just me or is that thing ugly?
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Re: New Haven 140 RDC-A

Post by Notch 8 » Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:09 am

Always like the RDC's but what I gather they suffered from mechanical issues from the get go.. wasn't there a newer version built SPV 2000 ? They had a couple 20 years ago up on the A&B Railroad in Adrian MI
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Re: New Haven 140 RDC-A

Post by rrnut282 » Thu Nov 07, 2019 5:45 pm

RDCs were definitely round-house-queens, but I was referring to the partial PA nose frankensteined on one end.
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