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RDC Train - the "Roger Williams"
Author: OldPoleBurner
Date: 03-03-2009 - 09:34

The other day, while surfing around the net, I landed on a rather astounding Wikipedia article, with a brief reference to "dual fuel" RDCs, fitted with electric traction motors for use in Grand Central Station. The article is excerpted below.

Does anyone know any more detail about this train? -- especially the technical stuff.



Wikipedia - RDC

"Multiple unit

"Near 1956, the New Haven Railroad ordered a custom-built, six-car RDC train set named the "Roger Williams". It consisted of 2-single-ended cab units, and four intermediate cars to make a complete train. The units even were fitted with third-rail shoes, electric traction motors, and associated gear for operation into Grand Central Terminal, though this was short lived. In the New Haven's later years, the set was broken up, and used with regular New Haven RDCs, and by Amtrak into the 1980s."



Maybe BART could use such an Idea for its E-BART extensions, thereby providing a seamless connection between its electric and diesel operated areas. Thus the train of yesterday becomes the "Train of Tomorrow!
A thought anyway ....

OPB

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  RDC Train - the "Roger Williams" OldPoleBurner 03-03-2009 - 09:34
  Re: RDC Train - the "Roger Williams" Freericks 03-03-2009 - 10:05
  Re: RDC Train - the "Roger Williams" Tom McCann 03-03-2009 - 10:34
  Re: RDC Train - the "Roger Williams" Scott Schiechl 03-03-2009 - 10:38
  Cab window protection d 03-03-2009 - 11:07
  Why "Roger Williams"? Robert 03-03-2009 - 17:53
  Re: Why "Roger Williams"? Freericks 03-03-2009 - 18:21
  Re: RDC Train - the "Roger Williams" Jan van Eck 03-08-2009 - 18:01


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