Large Scale Central

New York Central's Jet Powered Rail Car

Prototypes
#1

Instead of a Budd RDC, this would be a Budd RJC (Rail Jet Car). In a desperate move, and definitely thinking outside of the box, NYC took one of the nacelles from a B-36 that held two J-47 jet engines, and mounted it on top of a Budd RDC. Read all about it. This would make a great kit bash. :stuck_out_tongue: Can’t you hear the Darth Vader theme writ loud?

#2

Oh No…
:slight_smile:

#3

I like it.

I wonder what sort of high pitched screaming sound system would be appropriate?

#4
TonyWalsham said:
I like it.

I wonder what sort of high pitched screaming sound system would be appropriate?


I can hear it!!!

#5

With the new Aristo RDC-3 out, I could see someone making a large scale version.

I remembered an article on how to convert a Kato N scale RDC into the Jet RDC and a quick search found it online. Some of the same techniques could be used for a large scale version.

Here’s the article (note it’s a .pdf so you need some type of Adobe reader)

N Scale NYC Jet RDC

#6

Why not use a model airplane jet engine, rather than rely on a sound board?

#7

Then you could closely approximate Slot Trains.

#8

Imagine living near the tracks… people already whine about the noise as it is. (I guess when they moved in, they thought the tracks were merely for display.)

#9

This is a well documented experiment and somewhere around here, or in a book AndyC has, is a mile by mile account of the ride and experiment. Lots of things are tried, some are even successful.

#10

Now that’s a pimped ride!

#11
TonyWalsham said:
I like it.

I wonder what sort of high pitched screaming sound system would be appropriate?


High pitched screaming sound… My ex girlfriend might work for that.

#12

How long till some Japanese dude has this with fully functional turbines in Z scale?

#13

Dear All,

Lionel’s new model might be the reason for recent interest.

http://www.lionel.com/Products/Finder/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductNumber=6-38401&expandBranch=0&Keywords=&CategoryID=36&RailLineID=&CatalogId=

Classic Toy Trains did a review in the November 2010 issue, which is available online to CTT subscribers.

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

#14
Lionell.Com said:
After the experiments, the M-497 was dismantled and the RDC commuter car returned to regular service. The jet engines, too, were reused, finding new life in New York Central’s jet snowblower cars.
Interesting... I have a photo of a Metro-North Jet powered snow-blower I took at the Poughkeepsie station quite a few years ago. I had no idea that it was an engine from the RDC experiment.