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6 unusual facts about Budd Company


Buenos Aires–Rosario–Córdoba high-speed railway

Today, the service is disrupted by serious deficiencies and delays and takes over seven hours, more than the service provided in the '50s by "El Marplatense" with speeds of up to 90 + mph (150 km/h) making the run in 3 hrs 45 min in then cutting edge Budd-built formations.

Montreal – Gaspé train

The consist of the Montreal – Gaspé train in recent years is composed exclusively of cars built by the Budd Company, many originally used by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Canadian.

New South Wales U set

They were the first EMUs in NSW to feature stainless-steel construction using technology from the Budd Company, improving train acceleration and giving the trains lower maintenance costs and a longer usable life.

Pennsylvania Route 63

PA 63 widens into a four-lane divided highway and passes between the Island Green Country Club (site of the former Budd Company Red Lion plant) and residential and industrial developments to the south.

Queensland Railways 1900 class rail motor

In 1956 two 1900 class railmotor prototypes were constructed by Commonwealth Engineering, Granville using Budd construction techniques.

Track circuit

Trains with a single Budd railmotor, which are also lightweight, and with discbrakes, had some problems when they stopped, and had to make a double stop to ensure good contact with the rails.


Commonwealth Railways CB class railcar

The CB class railcar or Budd railcar are a type of diesel railcar built by Budd Company, Philadelphia for the Commonwealth Railways, Australia in 1951.

Nicetown-Tioga, Philadelphia

Trump Entertainment Resorts in recent years planned to build a casino on a former Budd Company site on Hunting Park Avenue between Henry Avenue and Fox Street.


see also

BB1

Budd BB-1 Pioneer, an experimental flying boat produced by the Budd Company in the 1930s