They were good trains, the Budd cars were.
They ran between Brewster North (now Southeast) and Dover Plains, on the >Harlem Line, as well as between Suffern and Port Jervis on the Port
Jervis Line.
BC Rail also ran them before ending passenger service, IIRC, whilst VIA
Rail Canada ran them between Halifax and Sydney.
Anybody else?
On 31/12/2018 21:00, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
On Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 4:15:20 PM UTC-5, Mike Powell wrote:
IIRC, a couple of short lines in Kentucky actually had rail busses... not >>> RDCs or anything like that, but actual "bus-looking" vehicles powered by >>> Mack (??) engines with rail wheels on them.
Over the years, a variety of light-duty railed vehicles were built
for branch line service, including buses mounted on rail wheels.
The New Haven bought a few Mack units.
The most successful unit was the RDC. Excellent design.
Unfortunately, even though it was much cheaper to operate,
branch line service was still a money-loser in most cases.
They were good trains, the Budd cars were.
They ran between Brewster North (now Southeast) and Dover Plains, on the Harlem Line, as well as between Suffern and Port Jervis on the Port
Jervis Line.
BC Rail also ran them before ending passenger service, IIRC, whilst VIA
Rail Canada ran them between Halifax and Sydney.
Anybody else?
On 31/12/2018 21:00, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
On Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 4:15:20 PM UTC-5, Mike Powell wrote:
IIRC, a couple of short lines in Kentucky actually had rail busses...
not RDCs or anything like that, but actual "bus-looking" vehicles
powered by Mack (??) engines with rail wheels on them.
Over the years, a variety of light-duty railed vehicles were built for
branch line service, including buses mounted on rail wheels.
The New Haven bought a few Mack units.
The most successful unit was the RDC. Excellent design. Unfortunately,
even though it was much cheaper to operate,
branch line service was still a money-loser in most cases.
They were good trains, the Budd cars were.
They ran between Brewster North (now Southeast) and Dover Plains, on the Harlem Line, as well as between Suffern and Port Jervis on the Port
Jervis Line.
BC Rail also ran them before ending passenger service, IIRC, whilst VIA
Rail Canada ran them between Halifax and Sydney.
Anybody else?
On 31/12/2018 21:00, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
On Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 4:15:20 PM UTC-5, Mike Powell wrote:
IIRC, a couple of short lines in Kentucky actually had rail busses... not >> RDCs or anything like that, but actual "bus-looking" vehicles powered by >> Mack (??) engines with rail wheels on them.
Over the years, a variety of light-duty railed vehicles were built
for branch line service, including buses mounted on rail wheels.
The New Haven bought a few Mack units.
The most successful unit was the RDC. Excellent design.
Unfortunately, even though it was much cheaper to operate,
branch line service was still a money-loser in most cases.
They were good trains, the Budd cars were.
They ran between Brewster North (now Southeast) and Dover Plains, on the Harlem Line, as well as between Suffern and Port Jervis on the Port
Jervis Line.
BC Rail also ran them before ending passenger service, IIRC, whilst VIA
Rail Canada ran them between Halifax and Sydney.
Anybody else?
Anybody else?
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