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A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (carriage, car), with a driver's cab at one or both ends.
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The Rail Diesel Car, better known as simply RDCs, became a popular self-propelled contraption designed by the Budd Company in the late 1940s. The car builder had been known in the railroad industry since 1934 when it collaborated on the development of the Burlington's first Zephyr streamlined trainset.
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St. Louis-based autonomous rail car developer Intramotev has received a $200,000 grant to deploy three self-propelled rail cars at a mining site in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Intramotev expects to deploy its TugVolt rail cars in late 2023. The company has been testing its battery-electric rail car prototype at its St. Louis headquarters.
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Self-Propelled Cars. Connecticut DOT #8706 - M2 "Cosmopolitan" EMU. nee CDOT #8706 Arrived Danbury 4/18/2019. Budd Rail Diesel Cars (RDC's) were built from 1949 to 1962 and proved to be a success for the Budd company because of their ease of maintenance and dependability. There are two 275 horsepower 6/110 General Motors Detroit Diesel.
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Multiple RDC cars could be coupled together to form a self propelled train. Stylistically, it was a perfect complement to the long-distance streamliners, with well-resolved cab ends and a well integrated roof bulge that housed the engines' intake and exhaust fans, connected by ducts that served as interior dividers.
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Santa Fe self-propelled rail car ("Doodlebug") M190 (built by the Electro-Motive Corporation in 1932) is seen here laying over at Clovis, New Mexico on June 5, 1959. It will soon make the 184-mile return trip to Carlsbad, New Mexico. Stan Kistler photo. Author's collection.
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A company is developing self-propelled, battery-electric railcars you can control with your phone Scooter Doll | May 11 2023 - 9:29 am PT 13 Comments A young tech company called Intramotev has.
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Self-propelled rail cars are blast from MBTA's past. A restored Buddliner parked near a recreational trail in Bedford is a bit of history the MBTA wants to repeat. John Blanding/Globe staff.
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The first Electro-Motive doodlebug motorcar to be delivered went to the Chicago Great Western in August 1924. Right from the first run, founder Hal Hamilton's expectation that railroads would overload the equipment was confirmed. The gas-electric car and its transmission system had been rated and advertised as being capable of handling a 35.
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Doodlebug or hoodlebug is a nickname in the United States for a type of self-propelled railcar most commonly configured to carry both passengers and freight, often dedicated baggage, mail or express, as in a combine. [1]
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Three former SpaceX engineers are launching a company to design and build electric self-powered train cars, in a bid to improve efficiency and lower emissions in the freight rail system..
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Metra is set to receive a $169.3 million federal grant to buy self-propelled rail cars that could help the commuter railroad reduce its carbon dioxide emissions. "We think zero-emission train sets could be an exciting and positive addition to Metra's fleet for a variety of reasons," Metra CEO Jim Derwinski said in a news release.
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The company's platoon technology features self-propelled rail cars that push against each other to distribute the load, which, the company predicts, will lead to Parallel vehicles using just 25%.
Selfpropelled rail cars are blast from MBTA’s past The Boston Globe
NEWARK, NJ - The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors today approved a contract with Bombardier for 113 new rail cars, which includes the first self-propelled multilevel rail cars in the United States.
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The Budd Rail Diesel Car ( RDC ), also known as the Budd car or Buddliner, is a self-propelled diesel multiple unit (DMU) railcar. Between 1949 and 1962, 398 RDCs were built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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