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Reading tractor trailers 8 years 2 months ago #5062

rdg1187prr OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 197 Thank you received: 38	Here is a shot of a RDG Co tractor. It is just a typical RDG Mack truck but notice the decal on the door. Not your typical "Fast Friendly Service" decal that was applied to most RDG CO trucks. This decal says "RTCO". Photo is not mine but from my collection. Attachments: rtcotrkmac...1972.jpg (55KB)
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Reading tractor trailers 8 years 2 months ago #5066

JoannaBill OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 422 Thank you received: 63	I don't have any facts, but I suppose they were considering trying to modernize their image.
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Reading tractor trailers 7 years 7 months ago #5525

HoboPiker OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 227 Thank you received: 53	Reading Transportation Company was originated to provide service off line and also in place of service on branch lines the company wanted to abandon, it included the bus operations. For a brief period in the mid or late 1960s, it went by RETCO. and some equipment received that identifier. If memory serves, the trucking portion eventually became independent of the Reading Co.
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Reading tractor trailers 7 years 1 month ago #5765

rdg1187prr OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 197 Thank you received: 38	I added some information regarding the RTCO trailers to my album. You will find several pages of photo's, drawings, and equipment summaries here at s1001.photobucket.com/user/rdg1187prr/li...age=1&postlogin=true John Caples
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Reading tractor trailers 7 years 1 month ago #5768

Allan OFFLINE Fireman Posts: 60 Thank you received: 14	Cool link!
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Reading tractor trailers 7 years 1 month ago #5772

HoboPiker OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 227 Thank you received: 53	Yes, this is the yellow RTCo I recall. I remember it on the newer road tractors. Never did take a liking to the Reading diamond disappearing.
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