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From: earl@phred.UUCP (Daddy Earl)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: Budd RDC's Anywhere
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Date: Mon, 3-Nov-86 10:57:46 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  3 10:57:46 1986
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In article <1303@ihuxb.UUCP> doctor@ihuxb.UUCP (Wooton) writes:
>> Can anybody  tell me  whether Budd  RDC's  are still  in use  on MARC
>Does anyone know of any RDCs that are still running anywhere on the North
>American continent? I would go there on vacation next summer just to be
>able to ride one before they are all gone. I haven't heard of any going
>to museums or tourist railroads and I believe almost all of them have now
>been melted down into Chevys.
>
>					Clayton James Wootton 
>					AT&T
>					Naperville, Illinois

Budd RDC's (Budd cars) are being extensively used in British Columbia, Canada.
BC rail uses them for regular passenger service as does E&N (Esquimalt &
Nanaimo).  BC rail runs them from north vancouver to Prince George. A real
pretty trip  is from North Van. to Lillooett. It can be done in one day, 
(round trip), and goes through some of the most beautiful scenery around. 
The cost is reasonable too. The E&N runs from Esquimalt (near Victoria) to
Courtenay. This trip can also be done in one day and offers some good scenery.
I've taken both trips and enjoyed them both. There is a lot of good railroading
here in the pacific northwest, so if you'd like some more information, try
email and I'll see if I can reply.
Have a good one