Anyone out there know the real story behind the fabricated sheet-steel near end. I would guess it to be the result of home-shop collision repair.
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Posted by Rich Brown on November 24, 2016
Anyone out there know the real story behind the fabricated sheet-steel near end. I would guess it to be the result of home-shop collision repair.
You are correct.
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More info on SP #10. Originally built as an RDC-1 in 1953, the near end was converted to a baggage compartment in 1959, which took up the space behind the first 2 windows on the near end and reduced the seating capacity form 90 to 68 persons. Due to a collision 10/7/1960, the near end was rebuilt to the configuration seen in the photo above, enlarging the baggage compartment, and eliminating the operators position on that end, making the RDC "single-ended" such that it had to be turned at the end of each run. Please credit the website ESPEE Modelers Archive for the preceding info.
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''home shop collision repairs'' ? Judging by the condition of the undercarriage, I'd say this is very likely the RDC was involved in one.. Great Pix.
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Do you have any idea why that strange end was grafted onto this poor RDC? I grew up in New England, the land of RDC's, and have to say this is the most peculiar arrangement that I am aware of. Good catch. Thanks for posting.
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