Lionel 68766 baltimore and ohio rdc budd baggage power car. Budd rdc in o scale model railroad locomotives for sale ebay. The lead car is powered by a single wormdrive motor driving two magnetraction axles. The budd rail diesel car, rdc or buddliner is a selfpropelled diesel multiple unit dmu railcar. Great deals on budd rdc in o scale model railroad locomotives. They were 85foot stainless steel cars and were shot welded together. First comment by someone who has a fewer number of subscribers than me gets a free shout out in the next video.
Lionels set of budd rdc commuter cars is built to run on either o or o27 track. Lionel 1766 budd rdc car service station special 1977. Lionels version of the model has a silver painted body, blue heatstamped lettering, twoaxle magnetraction, illuminated interior with three bulbs, horn d cell battery required, not included, pullmor motor, metal trucks, and baseplate. It is extremely tough to find a postwar lionel budd car with a perfect silver body. The williams models are of the budd rdc 1 allcoach model, the lionel s also came as rdc 4 baggage cars, and i think the rdc 3 baggage coach combo. Handsomely done history of the budd corporations rdc cars, beginning with their predecessors such as the doodlebug and then moving through design, early models, trial runs, the final successful design, commercial success, foreign fleets, a look at the largest fleet, an analysis of its decline, and the effort to revive the brand through the spv2000. During the postwar era, lionel produced four budd cars two motorized and two nonpowered units. Online shopping from a great selection at everything else store store. Lionels model is commonly referred to as the budd car. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Between 1949 and 1962, 398 rdcs were built by the budd company of philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states.