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RobertInOntario

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I saw a curious site this morning on the CNR tracks near my office. I was waiting at the signals for two freight trains to pass through.

On one of the trains, the second last car was a silver dayliner coach, with domed observation roof, etc. -- at least it sure looked liked that from where I was sitting! Then after it came the last freight car.

Has anyone else seen anything like this? I was wondering if they were using an old dayliner coach for a work crew or as a kind of caboose? It sure stood out!

Rob
 
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doctorwayne

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Was it a Dayliner, which I believe was what CN called its RDCs, or was it an actual dome car? I believe that some of the latter have been refurbished and are still in service on the Ocean Limited and perhaps some trains out west. I don't think that there are any RDCs still in service though, (pity :cry: ), although either type may have been in transit for repairs or restoration, or perhaps enroute to a museum.

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RobertInOntario

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doctorwayne said:
Was it a Dayliner, which I believe was what CN called its RDCs, or was it an actual dome car? I believe that some of the latter have been refurbished and are still in service on the Ocean Limited and perhaps some trains out west. I don't think that there are any RDCs still in service though, (pity :cry: ), although either type may have been in transit for repairs or restoration, or perhaps enroute to a museum.

Wayne
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Thanks, Wayne. Well, it definitely had the rounded viewing area at the top. I'm not sure what an RDC is (sorry! ... I'm more up on British trains). I have seen these cars in use -- at least a few years ago -- in passenger trains. At any rate, it sure looked strange at the end of a freight train! Rob
 
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Rob: in an RDC, the raised bit in the roof has something to do with cooling (engine or passengers, forget which) and is not a viewing area. The other telltale is that the ends are rounded and most have windows for the engineer.
Thre rae a number of RDCs left; I think a couple in northern Ontario service plus the ones on Vancouver Island.
There's one in Orangeville that may get restored/converted for excursion service.
 
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hi rob---does this look familiar---it's a proto 1000 model of a cnr rdc 2 #200

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