Passenger cars - Rail Diesel Car-2
Model:
RDC-2
Built by:
Canadian Car & Foundry
Engine:
Diesel
Horsepower:
280 per engine (two engines)
Head end power (for on-board lighting, air conditioning, etc.):
35 kW
Weight:
approximately 53,071 kg (117,000 lb)
Top speed:
136 km/h (85 mi/h)
Built between:
July 1956-May 1958
Number of units in fleet:
2
Did you know?
- The RDC model number dictates its usage.
- RDC-1: For passengers only, with a vestibule at each end.
- RDC-2: For passengers, but with a baggage compartment.
- RDC-3: Partly for passengers, partly for baggage or the Postal Service.
- RDC-4: No passengers: partly for baggage,
partly for use by the Postal Service.
- RDC-9 (also known as RDC-5): No controls and only one engine. This model was used to add passenger capacity.
- RDCs 1 to 4 are equipped with two engines, which means that if necessary, they can still reach their destination with one working engine.
- The VIA Rail RDCs (used primarily on the Sudbury-White River route) are the only remaining RDCs in the world still providing regular service.
- From the beginning, RDCs were designed to be linked together, with detachable controls allowing the driver to move the train in either direction... without having to turn the car around!
- VIA's RDCs are fitted with diaphragms to allow passengers to move between the cars. This feature was not included when the RDCs were first built.
- One of the two remaining RDC-2s (VIA 6205) was actually built in Canada by Canadian Car & Foundry, under license of the Budd Car Company