Glad to see someone save an RDC from scrap and restore it to working order, I think Rapido is the coolest model company because they help restore actual trains. I hope they continue to do this..
@daveb1532 жыл бұрын
im always watching your channel
@AstroKnight11811 ай бұрын
hi smt
@MMRails6 жыл бұрын
When you order an Uber and Rapido takes the call. Great video as always.
@jasonwhipp57213 жыл бұрын
“Can’t do it in the wintertime because I don’t want to do it in the wintertime” Spirit animal of every maintenance worker from any trade 😆
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Great minds think alike!
@FiveFreckles6 жыл бұрын
I used to ride a Budd Car, every day to and from work, a couple times a week, it was the Budd car Toronto to Niagara Falls, and a couple days a week, it was the Toronto to Paisley Budd Car, I sure miss theose days
@philbyrne78524 жыл бұрын
You all should be congratulated for the passion and commitment you have shown for this project 👍
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@MrBnsftrain6 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you guys are continuing to preserve real trains! It would be neat if you restored an RDC4 (an RDC with just mail and baggage. only 14 were built, and two are still owned by VIA rail!)
@oregonwesternrailroadprodu52396 жыл бұрын
To see a rdc saved from scrap is showing how much people care about the history of these trains I'm gona save enough to buy a model of 6133
@TheBeeMan19945 жыл бұрын
The railroad i work for owns 3 of em
@traindev16 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for saving 6133! I grew up around Vancouver and Vancouver Island, I never got to see the RDCs on the island though. 6133 was one of the original RDCs on VI so seeing you guys restore it made me so happy, thanks Rapido!
@devvydoesstuff3 жыл бұрын
The go transit engineer : omg is that what I think it is
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Yep certainly something that hasn't been seen much around Toronto in the last 30 years!
@derrickharvey74875 жыл бұрын
Rode 6133 on VI many times....still lookin forward to restored RDC service on the island sometime soon....we can always hope great video....good on you guys for putting your money where your souls are.....
@marcusfountain16942 ай бұрын
As a youngster, I grew up on the Reading and rode them from Wayne Junction to market st Philadelphia . I just pre ordered 1 for amtrak. Now I'll pray for a Reading livery
@j_eldridge6 жыл бұрын
So that’s why I saw an RDC running by my house! I live in New Brunswick
@ncascadehiker2 ай бұрын
KZbin algo shows me this 6 years later. Geeeze. Awesome RDC.
@rapidotrains2 ай бұрын
An oldie but a goodie!
@imprezzed422966 жыл бұрын
So thrilled to see 6133 up and alive again! She's definitely missed on the Island!
@coastaku19542 ай бұрын
I've gone past Willowbrook Yard all the time, it's amazing to look over and see train cars with Rapido's name on them
@rapidotrains2 ай бұрын
👍
@dariusneal94956 жыл бұрын
Now all that needs to be done is save a few more and refit them as a show train to showcase there product on the go. While saving the lovely railcars at the same time.
@jamesstuart33463 ай бұрын
Wow thumbs up from a big RDC fan. I live in New Brunswick now but I took the "Dayliner" RDC-1 from Peterborough to Toronto once a week in the 1980s. CP Rail. Nice work guys ❤
@rapidotrains3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@georgewooldridge7036 жыл бұрын
Rode 6133 lots on Vancouver island thank you Jason and crew for saving her!!!
@HungryGuyStories6 жыл бұрын
I rode on an RDC a long time ago, only the engines were within two cabinets inside the coach in the center of the coach, so you had to pass through a short narrow passage to get from one end of the coach to the other, thus there were a couple of windows missing in the middle. Also, the whole train smelled like diesel the whole trip! I like the smell of diesel, but this was so intense I almost thought the passengers were all at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from this thing! Still, glad you saved 6133 :-) I'm gonna go order my HO version now...
@jasonk97796 жыл бұрын
Hmm, no. RDC's all have the engines underneath driving crankshafts to the trucks. The cabinets you describe are in the middle and house the connections to the equipment on the roof. And yes, RDC's smell of diesel inside :)
@MilwaukeeF40C6 жыл бұрын
Some old pictures I've seen of commuter lines like Metro North, MBTA, and SEPTA using decrepit RDCs makes them look miserable. All smokey and filthy. I'm sure they're nice when they're taken care of though.
@aidan.perret3 жыл бұрын
Saw it as a kid many memories on Vancouver Island.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! 6133 was assigned to Vancouver Island for many years.
@Shipwright19185 жыл бұрын
Now you need to buy a line to run it on. Awesome restoration so far, nice to see an old RDC get some love.
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't that be nice? :-D
@thestarlightalchemist73336 жыл бұрын
Im planning on purchasing two of each type of RDC in the future, and possibly converting some RDC1s to the proposed diner and sleeper RDC's, also known as RDC6s and RDC7s. Maybe in the future i might purchase some of the other dead RDCs in your yard, who knows!
@andyrichardsvideovlogs88355 жыл бұрын
Great film. Love the RDC ever since Tri-ang released their Transcontinental model in 1962. Good luck with it. And your GMC Fishbowl looks great too.
@Tape_Time6 жыл бұрын
Stuff like this is why I love you guys at rapido. You make it feel like you guys are more than just a business, but instead actual rail fans. I’m sure there are actual rail fans in other model train companies, but you guys make it clear on who you really are! Then there is of course what you do with your KZbin channel with posting stuff like this instead of only using your channel for showing off new products. Anyways love you guys at rapido and what you do keep it up!
@MilwaukeeF40C6 жыл бұрын
Pretty much all model railroad companies are started by railfans, and most don't make very much money.
@chuckmackenzie8753 Жыл бұрын
Great to get this from an ex Cullen Detroit Diesel mechanic like myself. We spent many an all-nighter on this car on the 6-110 Series Detroit (GM Diesel) trying to get it ready for the day run up-Island from Victoria West back in the day.
@rapidotrains Жыл бұрын
That's very cool!
@Trainsbigandsmall6 жыл бұрын
I rode on 6133 when It was still running on Vancouver Island in 1998!
@tmaster3332 Жыл бұрын
can't wait to show my mom this video, her father or grandfather most likely worked on this exact train when it was here in Victoria operating on the E&N Railway running passengers up and down from Victoria to Courtney. Absolutely beautiful little locomotive
@rapidotrains Жыл бұрын
We hope she enjoys!
@tmaster3332 Жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains yeah, I showed her it and she thought it was cool. I also specifically showed her the control panel because she had been in that space before.
@joelgman8027 Жыл бұрын
That's the EXACT same budd car from VI!!! I always wonder where it is now!! I used to ride it in 2005 or so! I missed this SO MUCH
@georgeferrer236 жыл бұрын
I wish I was their to help, my passion for trains really took off through out the years and I will do my best to help support. God bless
@mdnsubdiv3 ай бұрын
1: what’s going on with that dude that keeps getting pushed around? 2: Transtronic E Bells and Wabco horns fit perfectly on an RDC 3: Congrats on restoring the RDC! It’s so cool that such an important part of railroading has been preserved!
@rapidotrains3 ай бұрын
Jordan is still being pushed around all these years later!
@joncalon9396 жыл бұрын
Awesome! So wish I could’ve been there... And take it easy on Jordan will yah?
@ALLmyTRAINS6 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys for this video, thank you for understanding and supporting this hobby. I am so proud of you and you just made my day!!! I know that I am not alone in this deep train passion! God bless you guys! :-)
@jacobklatt80006 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on getting it running. I'm always impressed with what you guys do for this hobby, keep up the good work.
@randallbyrd19735 жыл бұрын
Awesome video . TY for sharing
@BMMEC60008 ай бұрын
That snowball throw at 11:06 was glorious! 😂
@DelayInBlockProductions3 жыл бұрын
So much to love about this. -Drayton
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Hopefully we’ll be able to her her back on the mainline someday!
@TrainTrackTrav6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Glad to see the old gal up and running. She has a very bright future indeed!
@jomama056 жыл бұрын
This just makes me really happy. Awesome! Congrats Rapido!
@Zach_Bloomquist6 жыл бұрын
Its heartwarming to know you guys did this and are preserving history like this. The New Look bus aswell. Thanks Jason and everybody at Rapido.
@Zach_Bloomquist6 жыл бұрын
I was laughing throughout the video. "Jeez you foamer were over here.", "Ten bucks is ten bucks." "Because were not morons right." Right.
@aeyb7016 жыл бұрын
Jon Archibald here, Chris. I sat next to you at supper in Dorval during that Rapido excursion a couple years back. What happened to 6133’s horn(s) between this and the next newer video? I note neither was present on the move from NB. I hope not stolen but safely stored. Best to remove them when not in use owing to unscrupulous railfans and non-fans alike.
@CapeAnnImages4 жыл бұрын
I used ride them( we used to call them "Buddliners") from Gloucester, Ma to Boston to watch the Bruins & Celtics at the Boston Garden which was part of North Station. I liked the fact that the seat backs could flip so you had 2 passengers facing 2 passengers, perfect for card playing! When the Boston & Maine was taken over by the MBTA they began to remove the power of the RDC's and use them as passenger cars and eventually replace all of them ( Unless they have some in reserve) and no more flip seat backs. Great video, it brings back fun times. Best Regards, Jay
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
I only wish we could make the seat backs flippable in HO scale... 😀
@CapeAnnImages4 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains I remember seeing the conductor flipping the seats facing the trains direction of the return trip as passengers exited at the end of the line. Is the floor, seats and bulkheads of the interior one molded sub assembly? Perhaps a re-design showing a few with 4 passengers facing each other playing cards would be cool! Even passengers working with a lap top. You could come out with the "2020 Special" with passengers and crew wearing masks! Best regards, Jay
@bobbyt99992 жыл бұрын
It warms my heart to see one of these cars running again. As mentioned in another of your RDC videos, my dad serviced these cars from their inception to the day he retired. Did you know that some of these cars were refitted with Cummins engines? Thanks so much for your great videos... "keep your stick on the ice, eh"...
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
That's great! The 6133 still has the original Detroit Diesel engines installed while RDC-2 6215 does have the Cummins engines installed and in operating condition.
@marka54783 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed riding RDCs that were in service between Montreal and Ottawa, as well as Toronto to London via Kitchener. Those trains also had an RDC-1 retrofitted with a snack bar.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Very cool! One of the other RDC-1 cars we purchased from VIA earlier this year has the snack bar still intact!
@johnchambers85283 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. You really showed how much work is needed to get an RDC back to operation. Good luck in completing your ongoing efforts to keep and restore older historic trains. Unfortunately I am an O gage 3 rail model railroad operator so I can’t buy one of your HO models of the RDC.
@rapidotrains3 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@randomdumbassguy2 жыл бұрын
I remembered watching this video around 2018 brings back good memories
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
👍
@cameron.s.93686 жыл бұрын
These used to come through Peterborough Ontario into Havelock - Smith falls etc. Man it would be awesome if VIA still had these running through Central Ontario
@cmac90296 жыл бұрын
Cameron .S. They have some that go from Sudbury to White River ON
@kenc42406 жыл бұрын
Very Cool To Stumble Onto This Video,I Grew Up In Small Town Alberta Canada (The Day Liner / Bud Car) CN Rail Went Buy Twice a Day Every Day North In The Morning About 08:30 & South In The Evening About 19:30hrs, I Even Used It a Couple Times Before It Was Taken Out Of Service In The Early 80's, the Conductor/Engineer Even Dropped Me Right By The Gateway Going Into The Yard,Pretty Cool Memories Not Soon To Be Forgotten.
@normanstrongbow93353 жыл бұрын
Took a few trips on RDCs between Edmonton and Calgary back in the 1980s
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a fantastic trip!
@PeterCPRail87486 жыл бұрын
Glad you got her running again boys. Rail history has to be preserved and you guys are doing it. By the way I like how Jordan is companies whipping boy lol.
@CanadianmeeseRailfaning Жыл бұрын
5 years later and still watching
@mikeytrains16 жыл бұрын
Such a beauty. One of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford rebuilt RDCs with that beautiful streamline nose is a wonderful sight. I’d love to see it run though, but now that one of these is around, HUZZAH RAPIDO!
@northwesternohiorailfan56226 жыл бұрын
Congrats for saving it I bet you guys made Every railfanners in Canada and usa happy
@daveb1532 жыл бұрын
i found this video because my son was watching smt mainlines favorite videos
@tomok82836 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the continuing restoration of this classic RDC! 6133! Hopefully it will be totally restored by summer. And you'll be able to run excursions! And I also saw the LRC,S 1st run in more than a decade! Hopefully VIA Rail will permit excursions on the Toronto to Montreal mainline again where she really belongs!
@retro_wizard3 жыл бұрын
The Bob and Doug references are strong with this one.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
10 bucks is 10 bucks eh? 😂
@retro_wizard2 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains how come he’s not wearing a toque?
@1981deloreanfan4 жыл бұрын
Idea for a way to save budd RDCs: Railroad based motor homes! Someone build one!
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Not very portable, though! 😄
@HighballHenry6 жыл бұрын
It’s so good to see her running again!
@AstroKnight11811 ай бұрын
I love RDCs. The thought of a stand-alone passenger car that can make it's own tractive power is really cool, especially because it can be linked to other RDCs or standard passenger cars edit: these guys are such goobers
@rapidotrains11 ай бұрын
We love 'em too!
@georgeferrer236 жыл бұрын
Awesome guys
@TheEriefan6 жыл бұрын
One of your best videos Jason!!!! I am going to anti up and support your venture in preservation.
@kimrok16 жыл бұрын
Y'all are doing a real fine job. My collection consist of the NYC Budd tavern lounge 41, Texas & Pacific extended vision caboose 13607 and in the rubber tire fleet a 1977 AMC Pacer and 1988 Dodge pickup. We have spoke in the past about some of the work on your Pullman when I was the superintendent for ASTA. Keep up the good work.
@westernwashingtonrailprodu63396 жыл бұрын
*Jeez, ya foamer!!*
@NortheasternRailPhotography6 жыл бұрын
Imagine leasing this to VIA on the Ottawa to Brockville line :P
@boomerdiorama3 жыл бұрын
I feel good now. I just purchased a Rapido RDC (PGE), and plan to purchase a second one. Nice job people! Cheers. ~ Boomer.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying our products!
@boomerdiorama3 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains Keep up the good work! Cheers. ~ Boomer.
@trmn3115 жыл бұрын
I need my own 6133 and if it helps the real 6133 I’m in! 👍
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Great!
@canadiantimberwolf16 жыл бұрын
Thank You for ALL you Do and Have done so far. I hope this is not the end..
@Justin.875 жыл бұрын
Great job! Looks like alot of fun. Im sure the hard work is worth it. Would love to see an RDC in Australian National livery
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
We spent all week putting up wall coverings... It's looking better and better.
@johnfenlon458 Жыл бұрын
Don't SCRAP!!!!!!!!!!!! Please! it's still good sharp.. I rode them. Love it.. Thumbs up! Cheers!
@rapidotrains Жыл бұрын
It's in the loving hands of the VIA Historical Association, so it's safe!
@pwblackmore5 жыл бұрын
I thought 6133 was familiar... she used to run on Vancouver Island (if David Othen doesn't mind, here's his vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipmxXp2wpsaCbcU ). Can't recall if I/when rode her, but sure remember the sound of her horn across the Narrows as she came through Chemainus and Crofton. Almost always on time, too. Thanks for the rescue.
@an_asian_guy2 жыл бұрын
This man is like the mr beast of railroads by saving and giving railroads perserved trains
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
Someone needs to do it!
@ohiorailfanproduction54366 жыл бұрын
6133 for life
@pieroluciano32724 жыл бұрын
Awesome Video, was smiling all the way through! I wish I had room for an HO layout, I'd definitely buy a pair of these beauties! Please make them in N scale, and you'll have a sale... eh! 👍 😎
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
We'll certainly look into it!
@jschmid6 жыл бұрын
I always enjoy the comedy in your videos.
@judgedredd86576 жыл бұрын
she is an island survivor!
@bryanvogler40686 жыл бұрын
There are three RDC cars at Squamish B.C. used on the BCR These are Budd cars in storage since the closure of B. C. Rail West coast rail museum is not doing anything with them. You may get parts or the may sell you the whole deal. Nobody else wanted them so the were left on the shop track.
@thetraindork6 жыл бұрын
john has forgotten more about electric than i will ever know. "master" is an understatement.
@mistertoy15 жыл бұрын
Love it
@carlwhitmee63326 жыл бұрын
I rode 6133 many times on Vancouver Island
@TracksideTyson6 жыл бұрын
Good job guys, beautiful project.
@ThinkingManNeil6 жыл бұрын
I remember riding one of those from Peterborough to Toronto with my dad!
@DF11G6 жыл бұрын
Great restoration job guys, nice work
@sd1jrrt6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic news!
@keithbouchard20075 жыл бұрын
back in 2013 i was at an auto wreakers and i seen two rdc locomotives getting pushed by and old worn out looking cn rail locomotive and i thought i wonder if anybody would ever bother to save one of those and get it running today i finally have that question awnsered great video
@rapidotrains5 жыл бұрын
Happy to be of service!
@bardee16 жыл бұрын
You guys are fantastic, keep up the good work.
@JacobMakesStuff Жыл бұрын
Now I want my own budd railcar
@rapidotrains Жыл бұрын
Who doesn't, really?
@megaman33446 жыл бұрын
Glad to see her running! Also, 6917 looks like it needs some fresh paint.
@derrickharvey74873 жыл бұрын
Jason...how about an update on 6133, we are still hoping for rail on VI...sad news, though the western forest products logging railway is all but dismantled now.....tons of old ties on the side of the highway near Woss......
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Our restoration expert Chris posts regular updates on his KZbin channel! Follow him here: kzbin.info/door/9NEN0DV-pztB0qtftQtZoQ
@traindad774 жыл бұрын
I love the screw driver throttle handle.
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Lol it works well too!
@LibertyRailfan6 жыл бұрын
Just fantastic guys, glad to see it..
@Mandoflash6 жыл бұрын
The K3 horn sounds as great as ever.
@jasonclimie8056 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what VIA is doing with the RDCs in the background at the start of the video?
@NERRP20172 жыл бұрын
Rode on one of these not too long ago on the Newport and Narraganset bay railroad, RDC coach 15 ex via ex bc rail and 6133’s older sister 6130, ex bc rail 30...an rdc3
@rapidotrains2 жыл бұрын
Cool! Hopefully the VHA will be able to offer excursions at some point.
@NERRP20172 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains hope so too!
@daveboydell28966 жыл бұрын
Remember 6133 from the many times it stopped here in Nanaimo.
@megaman33446 жыл бұрын
You should keep 6133 and do an excursion once a year for the public to meet you guys! But you might need another RDC.
@IamMagPie3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rapido-guys. I hope you will make a new run of the RDCs from Western Pacific ("Zephyrettes"). Keep your sticks on the ice. Greettings from Norway.
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
It's something we've considered...
@IamMagPie3 жыл бұрын
@@rapidotrains Nice to hear. I'll be standing here waiting - with my wallet open and ready to buy.
@blackterminal3 жыл бұрын
I love these
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ScottishNSRailFan6 жыл бұрын
Awesome achievement
@Zebrails3 жыл бұрын
Ya need to update this... with the addition of the other RDC's...
@rapidotrains3 жыл бұрын
Thats the plan! You can also follow our restoration guru Chris Fox on his channel here: m.kzbin.info/door/9NEN0DV-pztB0qtftQtZoQ
@DAFIOX4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@rapidotrains4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@tractorfix6 жыл бұрын
We lived close to the CN main line thru TO. Remember them well, They could really go.