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Budd Company

Also Known As Budd
Vehicle and Equipment Manufacturers

The Budd Company was an American metalworking firm from Philadelphia, founded by Edward G. Budd, which pioneered pressed-steel car bodies and stainless-steel construction. In railways it built the Pioneer Zephyr in 1934, the first diesel streamliner, and later the Metroliner electric multiple units and many stainless-steel passenger cars. It also made aircraft parts and wheels, and the business was broken up in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Founded Year
1912 1
Status
Merged 1
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Budd Metroliner, Vehicles
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Budd Rail Diesel Car, Vehicles
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Source Wikipedia: Budd CompanyIntroduction
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founded in 1912 in Philadelphia
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1. Wikipedia: Budd Company
  • Introduction
    founded in 1912 in Philadelphia
  • Lead paragraph
    The Budd Company became part of Budd Thyssen in 1978, and in 1999 a part of ThyssenKrupp Budd.
  • Part Of: Rail Transport, Introduction [part-of]
    a manufacturer of stainless steel passenger rail cars
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Budd Metroliner, Wikipedia
Has Vehicles: Budd Metroliner, Infobox: manufacturer
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Budd Company
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Pioneer Zephyr, Wikipedia
Has Vehicles: Pioneer Zephyr, Infobox: manufacturer
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Budd Company
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Budd Rail Diesel Car (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Budd Rail Diesel Car, Lead
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Between 1949 and 1962, 398 RDCs were built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia
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Amfleet (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Amfleet, Lead, builder
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Amfleet is a fleet of single-level intercity railroad passenger cars built by the Budd Company for American company Amtrak in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Budd SPV-2000 (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Budd SPV-2000, Lead, builder
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The Budd SPV-2000 is a self-propelled diesel multiple unit railcar built by the Budd Company between 1978 and 1981 for use on North American commuter railroads.
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General Pershing Zephyr (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: General Pershing Zephyr, Lead, builder
Quote, Has Vehicles: General Pershing Zephyr, Lead, builder
The General Pershing Zephyr was the ninth of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's Zephyr streamliners, and the last built as an integrated streamliner rather than a train hauled by an EMD E-unit diesel locomotive.
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Mark Twain Zephyr (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Mark Twain Zephyr, Lead, builder
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The Mark Twain Zephyr was an early diesel four-unit articulated zephyr train that was similar to the Pioneer Zephyr in style.
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R32 (New York City Subway car) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: R32 (New York City Subway car), Lead, builder
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The R32 was a New York City Subway car model built by the Budd Company from 1964 to 1965 for the IND/BMT B Division.
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M1/M3 (railcar) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: M1/M3 (railcar), Lead, builder
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The M1 and M3 are two similar series of electric multiple unit rail cars built by the Budd Company for the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Railroad, and Metro-North's predecessors, Penn Central and Conrail.
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Budd BB-1 Pioneer (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Budd BB-1 Pioneer, Lead, builder
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The Budd BB-1 Pioneer was an experimental United States flying boat of the 1930s utilizing the Savoia-Marchetti S.56 design.
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Budd RB Conestoga (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Budd RB-1 Conestoga, Lead, builder
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The Budd RB-1 Conestoga was a twin-engine, stainless steel cargo aircraft designed for the United States Navy during World War II by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Budd Silverliner (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Budd Silverliner, Lead
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designed and built by the Budd Company
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Hi-Level (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Hi-Level, Lead
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The Budd Company designed the car in the 1950s
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2200-series (CTA) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: 2200-series (CTA), Lead
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built in 1969 and 1970 by the Budd Company of Philadelphia
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2600-series (CTA) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: 2600-series (CTA), History
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were manufactured by the Budd Company
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Slumbercoach (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Slumbercoach, Lead
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Built in 1956 by the Budd Company
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Pioneer III (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Pioneer III, Lead
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designed and built by the Budd Company
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R11/R34 (New York City Subway car) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: R11/R34 (New York City Subway car), Lead
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built by the Budd Company in 1949
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M2/M4/M6 (railcar) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: M2/M4/M6 (railcar), Lead
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produced by the Budd Company (M2)
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Budd Universal Transit Vehicle (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Budd Universal Transit Vehicle, Lead
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built by the Budd Company
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Budd-Michelin rubber-tired rail cars (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Budd-Michelin rubber-tired rail cars, Lead
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built by the Budd Company in the United States
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Great Dome (railcar) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Great Dome (railcar), Lead
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built by the Budd Company for the Great Northern Railway and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1955
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Pacific series (railcar) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Pacific series (railcar), Lead
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built by the Budd Company for the Union Pacific Railroad
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Keystone (train) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Keystone (train), Lead
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built by the Budd Company in 1956 for the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Roger Williams (train) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Roger Williams (train), Lead
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built by the Budd Company in 1956 for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
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Big Dome (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Big Dome, Lead
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built by the Budd Company for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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Château series (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Château series, Lead
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built by the Budd Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Manor series (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Manor series, Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: Manor series, Lead
built by the Budd Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Park series (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Park series, Lead
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built by the Budd Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Skyline series (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Skyline series, Lead
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built by the Budd Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Flying Yankee (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Flying Yankee, Lead
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built in 1935 for the Boston and Maine Railroad by Budd Company
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Rocket (Rock Island trains) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Rocket (Rock Island trains), Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: Rocket (Rock Island trains), Lead
lightweight, streamlined locomotive-hauled passenger trains built by the Budd Company
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Chessie (train) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Chessie (train), Lead
Quote, Has Vehicles: Chessie (train), Lead
The train's luxury lightweight equipment was built new by the Budd Company
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Commonwealth Railways CB class railcar (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Commonwealth Railways CB class railcar, Lead
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a type of Budd Rail Diesel Cars
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PATCO Speedline (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: PATCO I, Rolling stock
Quote, Has Vehicles: PATCO I, Rolling stock
The PATCO I cars were designed and manufactured by the Budd Company of Philadelphia in 1968.
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Market-Frankford Line (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: SEPTA M-3, Rolling stock
Quote, Has Vehicles: SEPTA M-3, Rolling stock
a fleet of 270 new stainless steel cars built in 1960 by the Budd Company
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Denver Zephyr (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Denver Zephyr, The first Denver Zephyrs
Quote, Has Vehicles: Denver Zephyr, The first Denver Zephyrs
the Burlington had ordered two pairs of longer stainless steel streamliners from the Budd Company.
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Prospector (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Prospector (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train), 1941 Prospector
Quote, Has Vehicles: Prospector (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train), 1941 Prospector
The original equipment was a pair of Budd Company-built diesel multiple units numbered M-1 and M-2.
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Zephyrette (train) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Zephyrette (train), Lead
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a tri-weekly train consisting of a Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC)
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