Amtrak inherited from Penn Central these self-propelled Rail Diesel Cars with distinctive front ends built for the New Haven Railroad’s Roger Williams. Budd Co. delivered six RDCs in an A-B-B-B-B-A formation to the New Haven in 1956. The slapped-on Amtrak logo from this February 1975 view would be replaced four years later with the company’s red, white, and blue striping. The train is calling at Meriden, Conn., on its regular run between Springfield, Mass., and New Haven, Conn. Photo by Bob LaMay
