Reading & Northern RDC

[@gophils234]

Budd rdc's the pride of northeast Philly! Built by our parents and grandparents. Thanks to you and the people, ownership on down, for the passion and hard work keep our history alive and running. To show the younger generations what pride and hard work is. I live 2 miles south of where these wonderful machines were created. 70 years old and still gliding down the rails. That's American knowhow and pride! Thank you again.

[@gabrielchiodo285]

@@gophils234 There used to be a big Budd plant right off rt 63.

[@JamieMakin]

I was recently looking into where Budd used to manufacture stuff, and I believe the RDCs were made at the Red Lion plant which is long gone. Their older plant on Hunting Park Avenue had been abandoned until a few years ago when it was renovated into a biotech research center called Budd Bioworks.

[@everettthepetractionguy4222]

Beautiful, just plain beautiful! I LOVE RDCs! It's great seeing a train of RDCs in action. Great video, Jamie!!! 👍😁

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much! RDCs are my favorites, and seeing four was epic!

[@lashendawest7509]

Great catches awesome chase and nice video jamie

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much, Westley!

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

LIKED as always! 🚋🚋🚋🚋

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks!

[@rosiemcnaughton9933]

Beautiful work, Jamie! Looks so clean and nice. 🤩

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much Rosie!

[@PANortheasternRailfan]

Excellent work Jamie! You, the mechanical team, and the paint shop guys did an excellent job bringing 9164 to life! Wasn’t able to see all four together for the test run yesterday, but I can’t wait to see them all one day in service!

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks Collin! I wish you could have been out there with me that day, but hopefully you'll get to see 9164 run soon (and hopefully with its three playmates).

[@bigjohnrailproductions8370]

Nice job you did on the graphic on the 9164. I bet the Long labor work was worth it.

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much! It was a lot of work, but definitely one of the most satisfying projects I've ever worked on.

[@cpbethlehem6548]

Thank you, and everyone at Reading & Northern.. look forward to riding them.

[@JamieMakin]

You're welcome, and we look forward to seeing you on board!

[@henryszubielski8601]

Very nice! Well done Jamie!

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much Henry!

[@RonMontagueSWRR]

Thanks for sharing. Congrats on your new position.

[@JamieMakin]

You're welcome! And thanks!

[@joegotlewski413]

Awesome job Jamie! Can’t wait to see what you do with the George Washington observation car.

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks, Joe! I'm looking forward to working on that one when the time comes.

[@Daddymouse-ny9cz]

MIGHTY FINE!

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks!

[@k4productions]

Talk about a dream job!

[@JamieMakin]

It absolutely is!

[@rvlivingwiththegeezer7791]

Awesome job on the graphics Jamie. Everything looks great.

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much Calvin! I hope you're doing well!

[@marilynscull4585]

Awesome video Jamie

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks Marilyn!

[@TheShortlinefoamer]

Hey jamie! Awesome chase of #9164, she looks amazing in her new coat of paint, especially in the sunlight. Glad you got to meetup with russ as well! Scott

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks Scott!

[@brianfalzon6739]

Wow, congratulations, can't wait for 9165 to be completed too!

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks, I'm looking forward to working on that one as well.

[@myboringadventures]

Great deal, working for Reading and Northern. I did one of the Pottsville to Jim Thorpe trips,a few years ago, those RDC's were like riding in a Cadillac.

[@JamieMakin]

That's a great way to describe riding in the RDCs! I've always been impressed with how smooth and comfortable they are. I love working for Reading and Northern too, and that has taken my love of these machines to a whole new level.

[@georgew.5639]

I remember when the Reading railroad’s RDCs ran on the Bethlehem branch. I wish my father had taken me for a ride to Hellertown and back to Lansdale. By the time I was old enough to do it myself, the passenger service had long ended. The only RDC ride I have taken was on the Cape May Seashore Line. That was nearly 25 years ago now. Your Budd RDC’s look great!

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much! It's cool how many railroads still have Budd RDCs in use, even if some are just being used as unpowered coaches now.

[@davidmorris7696]

Road an RDC from Outer Station in July to JT. We had no AC on the RDC, but it was a great trip. Hope to be back. Great railroad you work for, Congrats!

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks! I've been so happy working for the railroad. Glad you enjoyed your RDC trip despite no AC on the day of your ride, and hopefully we'll see you on board again soon.

[@jefflewis6331]

Great video and great narrative. Thanks for the effort.

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@maxm2317]

Fantastic video, Jamie, and the graphics look phenomenal! I was out and about yesterday hunting MCQA and a work train on the M&S Branch, and I unfortunately missed the RDCs everywhere I stopped on my way south.

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much! Bummer you missed the RDCs, but I hope your chase of the MCQA went well.

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

I once suggested shortening the name of the railroad on the rolling stock. Looks great!

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks! I like the sound of the shortened name better, though I'm still getting use to the look on the coaches as it makes the tops look a bit blank.

[@karlfey]

Jamie, graphics are first rate. Still marveling at your work on the Pioneer Tunnel Loki. The PRSL ran RDC's through my childhood home and they almost always ran as single cars, sometimes in pairs. Never saw FOUR running together. Sorry I missed this.

[@JamieMakin]

Hi Karl! It was awesome meeting you at Pioneer Tunnel the other week, and I appreciate your kind words about my graphics work there and at Reading & Northern. It's interesting you grew up seeing single Budd cars, as that was something I didn't get to see until I saw R&N's 9167 running solo not that long ago. Hopefully as ticket sales pick up, we'll be running all four together more often, and hopefully you'll be able to catch that. It was a first for me on this chase, and it sure was cool!

[@karlfey]

@JamieMakin Hi Jamie! Same here! The Pioneer Tunnel event was an awesome experience! Thank you so much!

[@Skeeterguy24]

I rode the Reading Seashore RDCs in the early 2000s in cape May, NJ with my daughter. Such a great video and job well done with the graphics!

[@JamieMakin]

Cool, I still want to ride that line! Glad you enjoyed the video and the RDC graphics, thanks!

[@bekleidungu.ausrustung7068]

Great video!! Can't do much better than that 😃😄😆

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks! This was a really fun day, and really took it to a new level for me given I had done some of the work on the RDC.

[@samanthab1923]

Jamie, I never knew you grew up in NJ! My son was just at Belle Mead Station. Not in the best shape I’m sorry to say. Hopewell is getting a big Reno. Congrats on your new job. You do beautiful work ⭐️🚂 btw, thanks for the Blue Mtn. Fire update. We’re in New Hope & had two fires started by the RR.

[@JamieMakin]

Hi Samantha! That's wild that your son recently visited Belle Mead Station. It has been many, many years since I was there. I've heard it's literally falling apart now and probably slated for demolition. Very sad, but I have so many memories there. It's literally where my love of RDCs began. To have gotten to do the graphics work on this one is super special to me, literally the high point of my career so far. Glad to hear you appreciated my efforts with the graphics, and with the Blue Mountain fire update. I heard about those New Hope fires, and I hope that won't be repeated. At least we've gotten some rain, though we still need a lot more. Nice to hear from you, and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@JamieMakin]

PS - that's cool news about Hopewell. That station is an architectural gem, and I'll have to make a point to catch it after it's renovated.

[@samanthab1923]

@ You too, have a Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks, and Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you too!

[@ewl011]

First time viewer. Fantastic video! Glad Reading and Northern is able to restore these and other units.

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks! And welcome to my channel! Glad you enjoyed the video, and I'm looking forward to unveiling 9165 too when we get that one restored and running.

[@paulsmith5398]

Ahhhhh! The 50 shades of blue! Kind of like the difference between Great Northern "Big Sky Blue" and Wabash "Midnight Blue". ALL ABORAD😀😀❗

[@JamieMakin]

Lol! It's funny you never realize how many shades of a color exist until you try to match it for new work.

[@paulsmith5398]

@JamieMakin ohhhh, yes!, ive found that out the hard way while painting H-O train cars, only to have to get the wrong paint off and start over .........but, the weather here is currently much toooo cold to even think about spray painting outside, will have to wait until it starts warming up again.

[@JamieMakin]

Same here. There's things I'd love to paint, but we went from summer hanging on through late October to early December feel more like the deep freezes of February.

[@Alcochaser]

Four Yuengling wagons! Excellent

[@JamieMakin]

Lol thanks!

[@dennis78382]

Hey Jamie. Good morning friend. I'm very proud of you. Those graphics are amazing. Somehow modern and classic at the same time. Of course Andy's going to drive the maiden voyage of four RDC's together. What's the use of having trains if you can't play with them excellent footage. Wonderful narration I can hear the happiness and pride in your voice. Awesome video friend. I really enjoyed it.

[@JamieMakin]

Good evening Dennis! Sorry for the slow reply, these past few months it's been really difficult for me to catch up on things. I'm glad you enjoyed the graphics and the work I did on the RDC. I love what I do so much, and still sometimes can't believe how lucky I was to land this position. I always enjoy seeing Andy play with his 1:1 scale toys. That's part of what makes this railroad special is how much everyone there is passionate about it starting with the folks all the way at the top. Hope you're doing well, and have a good weekend.

[@Ripice634]

Looks great am going to ride fall foliage ride next year

[@JamieMakin]

Awesome, hope you enjoy your ride!

[@Icedemon59]

I might be going to he's my brother

[@bruceweidner2571]

Another beautiful example of reading and Northerns train system these guys put a lot of money in these things I think they're going to have passenger rail service within a couple years keep up the great work out there at reading cuz you're one of the better railroads

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks so much! Lots more cool stuff to come on the Reading and Northern next year!

[@johnfowler6600]

Nice video shows want was once a daily trip in the past. Now if the government cooperates and restores service between Reading thru King of Prussia to Philadelphia maybe the Reading railroad will be more than just a memory to some of older generation.

[@JamieMakin]

I would absolutely love for passenger rail service to be restored in that area. It's great riding these historic trains for fun, but it would be even better to make them part of our daily lives again.

[@00Zy99]

Ah, the sound of Budd. That horn, and that bell just bring shivers down the spine. I'm too young to remember when SEPTA ran out to Pottsville, but I DO remember the Silverliner II and III. And I have VERY vague memories of seeing a Blueliner go by when I was sledding one time when I was really young. And, of course, I've seen footage of those days here on KZbin (fmnut is a good channel for this sort of thing). Watching this just brings that somehow-seeming-not-too-distant past to life. Now all we have to do is extend to Franklin Street once Amtrak arrives! Then there can be connecting service all the way through from Philadelphia, which would be a HUGE boom for every town between Reading and Pottsville. The Reading got Philadelphia-Pottsville times down to 2 hours and 17 minutes with the RDCs. I see no reason why that couldn't be bettered with a little investment. And two hours has been bandied about as being the absolute outermost limit of commuting. And that's leaving aside the ability to commute into READING from the likes of Pottsville and Phoenixville. With Amtrak taking over the Reading-Phoenixville route, the RDCs could be cascaded onto other lines to act as "pathfinders" for the restoration of service, such as Bethlehem-Scranton (and don't we just NEED to re-open Philadelphia-Bethlehem?).

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks for sharing those cool memories, and I'd very much love to see passenger service restored to all those areas you mentioned.

[@gabrielchiodo285]

Hello Jamie, I like the darker blue.

[@JamieMakin]

Hello and thanks!

[@michaeleckert1825]

Nice! Oh BTW! I saw a Septa train in Wissahickon at 12:08 PM and NS 260 in Blandon at 4:17 PM today

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks, and nice catch!

[@michaeleckert1825]

@@JamieMakin Thank you! And Thank you!

[@AVM65DT]

The General Motors 6-110 diesel engines sound wonderful.

[@JamieMakin]

The RDCs started out with Detroit Diesels, but some have been changed out over time. I believe this one is still Detroit Diesel though.

[@AVM65DT]

@@JamieMakin Sure sounds like it.

[@charleshellings8366]

Coal Country Metroliner!

[@JamieMakin]

Lol that's one way to look at it!

[@AnthonyZappacosta]

I hope the refreshment car stays in the Reading Co livealry.

[@JamieMakin]

As do I, especially since it's one I saw run many times for the Reading Company when I was growing up.

[@KidYo]

Great video and do you know when 425 will return? Also any chance we could get a update video on 425?

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks! There hasn't been much done to 425 recently with 2102 keeping the steam crew busy during fall foliage season. Hopefully there will be something to update everyone on over the winter.

[@nomadsempirebuilder9461]

😎

[@JamieMakin]

Hi Blake!

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

Great video. Like me ...

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks!

[@gretchenchadwick8343]

My son has special needs and he loves trains 🚆🚅🚄🚃🚟🚝🚞🚊🚉🚈🚋🚇🛤🚂 especially railcars like those he thinks they are highly underrated rail transportation vehicles and all should be preserved, restored, and put back into service on lines that are not used anymore and don't get passenger service carrying both passengers and mail.

[@JamieMakin]

I think your son has the right idea with preserving and restoring rail service in our area! I hope he continues his passion for trains and gets to ride on some of these amazing machines.

[@gretchenchadwick8343]

@JamieMakin Well thank you for your reply we appreciate it and are glad you agree God bless you 🙏📖😇🤴🪨🛡🗡👑✡🐏🍞🏔🦁🐑🫂🤝🌈🌬🇮🇱🇺🇲♥️✝️🕊🔥! John 3:16

[@eccentric_traveler]

Great vid! What's the story with the rolling stock at Schuylkill Haven?

[@brianfalzon6739]

Still awaiting their turn as of right now.

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks! The stuff in Schuylkill Haven is just in storage awaiting restoration.

[@Ripice634]

At the end I saw another red rdc Is that one gonna start making runs too

[@JamieMakin]

That other RDC is #9165 and they have started the work to get it back to running condition.

[@Icedemon59]

​@JamieMakin good to know

[@BillyRueckert]

This is so cool! Your work is fantastic. Is 9164 one of the former TVRM units?

[@JamieMakin]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! 9164 and 9165 are both former TVRM.

[@gtasandman]

I really have to visit this place one day but the drive from nyc is a bit long.

[@JamieMakin]

Hope you can do it eventually, it's a great area.

[@gtasandman]

@@JamieMakin Secondary question, any chance of getting a vector copy of that Budd logo id like to try making an embroidery file for a hat.

[@JamieMakin]

You can email me at the address listed with this channel.

[@gtasandman]

@@JamieMakin Thank you

[@steamgent4592]

Philly Toasters still running

[@gmcliff555]

What does RDC, stand for ??

[@JamieMakin]

Rail Diesel Car

[@gmcliff555]

@@JamieMakin ty, Jamie

[@jasonlitz2907]

So they stripped all the maroon off her? I kind of liked it but get the want to match the others.

[@JamieMakin]

The maroon and gold was a nice look, and there was a lot of internal debate about which color scheme to use. Ultimately I'm glad we went with the blue as these RDCs deserve their own look.

[@jasonlitz2907]

@JamieMakin totally agree. Well done.

[@Skeeterguy24]

Tough decision, but agree! I would like to see the interior ceilings restored and not a big fan of the sky/birds motif. Honoring the hawk mountain theme?

[@JamieMakin]

It's just carrying on a theme started by an artist that used to do work for us, but definitely inspired by wildlife in local places like Hawk Mountain.

[@brentfoster9138]

Those things are burning more lube oil than fuel.