Nostalgia & History > Need Location on B&O

Photo taken May, 1970.  Unit is ex-ATSF DC-191.  Location unknown, photographer unknow.

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That's a stylish RDC end treatment.

The red Corvair reminds me of my '63 Spyder, great car......and that Ralph Nader can eat my dust.

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Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

Location is Winchester, Virginia, on B&O's Shenandoah Subdivision between Harpers Ferry, WV and Strasburg Junction, VA.  B&O ran numerous weekend excursions over that line, using RDC's from the Baltimore-Washington commuter pool.  The row homes on the other side of North Kent Street have recently been demolished and replaced with modern housing.  CSX continues to operate this line today for stone traffic and interchange with the Winchester & Western Railroad.  The B&O station still stands and for a time it was used for offices by the Winchester & Western Railroad.  Not sure if W&W is still using it.  

Steve Salamon
Valley City, OH 

Nicely done, Mr. Salamon.
When you're good, you're good.
/Ted

edsaalig Wrote:
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> Photo taken May, 1970.  Unit is ex-ATSF DC-191.

As pictured, it's B&O 9918 (RDC1), or perhaps its earlier RN, B&O 1913. The renumbering took place in 1970.
/Ted

I was told by a B&O CEO that the blue and gold was added when the cost of removing the ATSF red was too expensive in terms of labor cost.  Much cheaper to paint the B&O blue and gold over the red.

Here are two additional photos of that same RDC, the 1st is coming into Ellicott City on the B&O Original "Old Main Line"  where it will be picking up passengers for an excursion, and the 2nd photo shows the RDC train in Baltimore at Camden Station.  By the way, I believe that Bill Howes was a passenger on this particular excursion.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

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