Greetings.

Does anyone possess and is willing to share lettering diagrams for the numberboards on a Budd RDC? Photographic evidence makes it appear as if it was standard across the various roads who purchased them. Thank you!

Have you checked with the Railroad Museum of PA or the model manufacturer Rapido yet?

Joshua

What are you looking for? If specific railroad, and you know the Plan/lot numbers, contact the IRM Pullman Library. They received a good portion of the Budd Engineering drawings from Bombardier, and may have made a dent in cataloging them ( massive task).

Brent, do you mean the light-up numberboards?

-otto-

Brent,

The lettering (number) styles may be railroad specific in some cases. I noticed at least two different gothic styles looking at just a few photos. Could have been due to renumbering. I know nil about RDCs but as a graphic artist, I have a keen eye for lettering styles. Photographic evidence is your best friend.

I know all of these drawings still exist. In 1988 I needed the lettering diagrams for the NYS&W's RDCs. At the time Bombardier still had an office/warehouse in Bensalem, PA. After making a phone call, I was invited down where they literally opened up a drawing file cabinet, pulled out the original drawings and copied them for me!

In 2012 I was able to get drawings for a Budd diner from Bombardier, this time from their engineering office in Montreal.

From what I understand Bombardier donated drawings to IRM that they believe represents equipment that is gone or obsolete. If they thought there was a chance someone would possibly want to order replacement parts then they held on to the drawings. I'm not sure where RDCs fall in this discussion so I would check with IRM first. Be forewarded that dealing with Bombardier these days is difficult - it took nearly a year to get the dining car drawings.