SPV 2000

Model Railroader Prototype information for the modeler
1

Following my question about the RDC what happened to the SPV 2000 diesel car?

Does any one know if there is a book about the RDC? and the isbn #

Thanks

2

http://www.amazon.com/Rdc-Budd-Rail-Diesel-Car/dp/0870951033

http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=39110780&aid=frg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Rail_Diesel_Car

http://www.cteastrrmuseum.org/spv.htm

Found it on google.com…don’t forget to look there first…

3

Doing the same search on ask.com gave this:
http://ihphobby.tripod.com/hopages/hospvpage.html -
87101A SPV-2000 Nonpowered KIT $99.95
87101B SPV-2000 Powered KIT $TBA
Availability: To Be Announced

Going to the “home page” button on that site gives an invalid address, but at http://ihphobby.tripod.com/ :
“Imperial Hobby Productions (IHP) is a FULL-TIME hobby manufacturing company founded by Mike Bartel in 1993”. They are a custom and high-end model company specializing in traction and light rail vehicles.

  • Gerhard
4

The book RDC The Budd Rail Diesel Car by Donald Duke Has a section on the SPV 2000. Too bad it had so many problems to be successful. Jeff