Budd RDC-1 Coach w/Plated Finish Budd RDC-2 Coach-Baggage w/Plated Finish Budd RDC-3 Coach-Baggage-Railway Post Office w/Plated Finish Limited Run Expected 10/28/2011
	Now With Real Metal Finish 4-Wheel Drive & 8-Wheel Electrical Pickup 5-Pole Skew-Wound Motor Flywheel Equipped Authentically Contoured Radiator With Realistic Fan RP-25 Metal Wheels * Proto MAX(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers   Many rural lines saw a sharp drop in passenger ridership following WWII, but trains still had to be run. To slash costs and provide reasonable levels of service, many railroads found a solution in Budd's new self-propelled Rail Diesel Car (RDC). Introduced in 1949, the design was adapted from a modern stainless steel coach. Power was supplied by a pair of small diesel engines under the floor, each driving a single axle per truck. Controls at each end eliminated turning or repositioning the car between trips, and allowed RDCs to be operated alone or coupled together as a train by a single engineer. The cars proved well suited for country routes and short-haul commuter lines, and to meet these diverse needs, Budd eventually offered five different versions. These included the RDC-1 Coach seating 90, the RDC-2 Coach-Baggage with seats for 70, the RDC-3 Coach/Baggage/Railway Post Office seating 49, the RDC-4, a 72' long Baggage/Railway Post Office model with a 30' postal apartment, and the RDC-9 (also RDC-5), a powered coach with no controls seating 94, designed as a trailer to be pulled by other RDCs. Production continued until 1962, and RDCs remained in regular service for decades afterward. Several are preserved in museums today.
	P/N Description Retail Discount Price PROTO 1000(TM) Budd RDC-1 Coach w/Plated Finish 920-35250 Baltimore & Ohio #1900 $139.98 $104.98 920-35251 Baltimore & Ohio #1905 $139.98 $104.98 920-35252 Chicago & North Western(TM) #9933 $139.98 $104.98 920-35253 Chicago & North Western(TM) #9934 $139.98 $104.98 920-35254 Central of New Jersey #555 $139.98 $104.98 920-35255 Centrail of New Jersey #556 $139.98 $104.98 920-35256 New Haven #25 $139.98 $104.98 920-35257 New Haven #45 $139.98 $104.98 920-35258 New York Central M-450 $139.98 $104.98 920-35259 New York Central M-460 $139.98 $104.98 920-35260 New York, Susquehanna & Western M-3 $139.98 $104.98 920-35261 New York, Susquehanna & Western M-4 $139.98 $104.98 920-35262 Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines M-403 $139.98 $104.98 920-35263 Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines M-405 $139.98 $104.98 920-35264 Southern Pacific(TM) #10 $139.98 $104.98 PROTO 1000(TM) Budd RDC-2 Coach-Baggage w/Plated Finish 920-35300 Baltimore & Ohio #6551 $139.98 $104.98 920-35301 Baltimore & Ohio #1950 $139.98 $104.98 920-35302 Chicago & North Western(TM) #9935 $139.98 $104.98 920-35303 New Haven #120 $139.98 $104.98 920-35304 New Haven #121 $139.98 $104.98 920-35305 New York Central M-480 $139.98 $104.98 920-35350 Great Northern #2350 $139.98 $104.98 PROTO 1000(TM) Budd RDC-3 Coach-Baggage-Railway Post Office w/Plated Finish 920-35351 New Haven #125 $139.98 $104.98 920-35352 New Haven #127 $139.98 $104.98 920-35353 New York Central M-497 $139.98 $104.98 920-35354 New York Central M-498 $139.98 $104.98 920-35355 Rock Island #9003 $139.98 $104.98 920-35356 Rock Island #9004 $139.98 $104.98