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RE: RDC/DMUs was (erielack) BINGHAMTON-NYC

First of all, the city is named BINGHAMTON.  (statement from an annoyed native)

Now, as to RDCs.  For single car service, or even for two or maybe three car service, especially
where one or two might go off some branch, RDCs were a good way to go.  But, if you are talking a
train of more cars than that, they are a CMOs nightmare.  IIRC (and I might not) RDCs have two eight
cylinder Detroit Diesels.  Sixteen cylinders to maintain.  Two cars, 32 cylinders.  Three cars, 48
cylinders.  It's a straight arithmetic progression.  It's a heck of a lot simpler to maintain one
locomotive with probably 12 cylinders (fewer than just ONE RDC) to haul the same number of seats
than to maintain all those various moving parts.  Cheaper, too.

The B&M up here in New England used RDCs extensively, and it made sense when they were still
handling a ton of branch lines.  A train of say, six RDCs leaving North Station might head out to
five or even six end point destinations.  When the service cutbacks came, the whole concept began to
fall apart.

SGL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary R. Kazin
> 
> --- Don Kern <doubletrack41_@_hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Diesel MU Cars of some form are probably the Equiptment best suited
> > to this service Esp service west of Scranton or connections to
> > Luzern county via the Bloom Branch (EL Content) as well as off peak
> > runs that might only score 150-300 riders
> 
> Colorado Railcar, anyone?
> 
> > also the Sen from NY  was refering to the Route Via Scranton and
> > not via Deposit (Ex ERIE)  Even he knows theres no population up
> > there  Also It would take just as long to arrive in NY city as via
> > scranton
> 
> Longer via Port Jervis ...
> 
> Gary R. Kazin
> DL&W Milepost R35.7
> Rockaway, New Jersey
> 
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