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'THE MACK MODEL FCD'

 
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Mr. Linsky
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:44 pm    Post subject: 'THE MACK MODEL FCD' Reply with quote

Pictured below is fleet number 10 - a Mack Forward Control Diesel Rail Car and designated as the Model FCD.

The FCD designation came about because the first such prototype was built at Mack for testing in 1951 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad whose president at the time, Frederick C. Dumaine, dubbed it with his initials

The car was constructed primarily of parts from a C-50 bus and resulted in an order for nine similar units which were delivered in 1954 and number 2 to 10.

Note that there was an entry door to either side of the motorman who sat in the center much like a trolley operator.

These cars were used almost exclusively on sparsely populated New Haven spurs to bring passengers to and from main stations.

Since they could actually only travel one way, there must have been a section of turn around track at the end of each spur

Photo courtesy of the Mack Truck Museum

Mr. Linsky - Green Bus Lines, Inc., Jamaica, NY

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr. 'L' -

Hardly a spectacular success for the sales guys, but certainly a notable design...

It must be recalled within context of the times, of course. Railroad management was at a loss (on many levels) about all of it.
The "shut it down" option had much appeal.

In the New Haven example, it is my guess the State Commissions (here, largely Connecticut) weren't buying any ideas of
substituted highway bus for rail services...

From the collected wisdon we all have, six decades after the fact, it is clear the Budd RDC was best available, "off the shelf"
selection?

................Vern...............
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