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Budd Company

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The Budd Company was a twentieth-century metal fabricator, a major supplier of body components to the automobile industry, and a manufacturer of stainless steel passenger rail cars, airframes, missile and space vehicles and various defense products. Edward G. Budd founded it in 1912 in Philadelphia, and he became famous for developing the first all-steel automobile bodies in 1913 and for the shotweld technique for joining stainless steel without damaging its corrosion resistance in the 1930s. It became part of Budd Thyssen in 1978 and part of ThyssenKrupp Budd in 1999, and it filed for bankruptcy in 2014.

Facts
Founded Year
1912 1
Status
Defunct 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
2014 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Private 1
Connections

Founded By

Edward G. Budd, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Budd Company

Operates In

Railroad Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia: Budd Company

Subsidiary Of

ThyssenKrupp, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Budd Company
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Manufactures

2200-series (CTA)

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built in 1969 and 1970 by the Budd Company of Philadelphia
2600-series (CTA)

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were manufactured by the Budd Company
Amfleet

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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.
Big Dome

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built by the Budd Company for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Budd BB-1 Pioneer

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Source Budd BB-1 Pioneer (Wikipedia)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.
Budd Metroliner

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Source Budd Metroliner, WikipediaSource page, maker
Budd Rail Diesel Car

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Source Budd Rail Diesel Car (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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Between 1949 and 1962, 398 RDCs were built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia
Budd RB-1 Conestoga

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Source Budd RB Conestoga (Wikipedia)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.
Budd Silverliner

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Source Budd Silverliner (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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designed and built by the Budd Company
Budd SPV-2000

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Source Budd SPV-2000 (Wikipedia)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.
Budd Universal Transit Vehicle

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Source Budd Universal Transit Vehicle (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by the Budd Company
Budd XR-400

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Source Budd XR-400 (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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it was built in 1962 by the Budd Company, an independent body builder in Detroit, Michigan
Budd-Michelin rubber-tired rail cars

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built by the Budd Company in the United States
Château series

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built by the Budd Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway
Chessie (train)

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Source Chessie (train) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The train's luxury lightweight equipment was built new by the Budd Company
Commonwealth Railways CB class railcar

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a type of Budd Rail Diesel Cars
Denver Zephyr

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the Burlington had ordered two pairs of longer stainless steel streamliners from the Budd Company.
Flying Yankee

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built in 1935 for the Boston and Maine Railroad by Budd Company
General Pershing Zephyr

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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.
Great Dome (railcar)

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built by the Budd Company for the Great Northern Railway and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1955
Hi-Level

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Source Hi-Level (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Budd Company designed the car in the 1950s
Keystone (train)

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Source Keystone (train) (Wikipedia)Lead
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built by the Budd Company in 1956 for the Pennsylvania Railroad
M1/M3 (railcar)

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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.
M2/M4/M6 (railcar)

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produced by the Budd Company (M2)
Manor series

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Source Manor series (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by the Budd Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway
Mark Twain Zephyr

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Source Mark Twain Zephyr (Wikipedia)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.
Pacific series (railcar)

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Source Pacific series (railcar) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by the Budd Company for the Union Pacific Railroad
Park series

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Source Park series (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by the Budd Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway
PATCO I

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source PATCO Speedline (Wikipedia)Rolling stock
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The PATCO I cars were designed and manufactured by the Budd Company of Philadelphia in 1968.
Pioneer III

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Source Pioneer III (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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designed and built by the Budd Company
Pioneer Zephyr

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Source Pioneer Zephyr, WikipediaSource page, maker
Prospector (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train)

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Source Prospector (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train) (Wikipedia)1941 Prospector, manufacturer
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The original equipment was a pair of Budd Company-built diesel multiple units numbered M-1 and M-2.
R11/R34 (New York City Subway car)

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built by the Budd Company in 1949
R32 (New York City Subway car)

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Source R32 (New York City Subway car) (Wikipedia)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.
Rocket (Rock Island trains)

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lightweight, streamlined locomotive-hauled passenger trains built by the Budd Company
Roger Williams (train)

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built by the Budd Company in 1956 for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
SEPTA M-3

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Source Market-Frankford Line (Wikipedia)Rolling stock
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a fleet of 270 new stainless steel cars built in 1960 by the Budd Company
Skyline series

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Source Skyline series (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built by the Budd Company for the Canadian Pacific Railway
Slumbercoach

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Built in 1956 by the Budd Company
Zephyrette (train)

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Source Zephyrette (train) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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a tri-weekly train consisting of a Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDC)

Located In

United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Budd Company
  • Infobox: fate
    Bankruptcy
  • Lead
    The company was founded in 1912 in Philadelphia by Edward G.
  • Infobox: type
    Private
  • Lead [dissolved-year]
    No longer an operating company, Budd filed for bankruptcy in 2014.
  • Founded By: Edward G. Budd, Lead: founded-by
    The company was founded in 1912 in Philadelphia by Edward G. Budd, whose fame came from his development of the first all-steel automobile bodies in 1913, and his company's invention of the "shotweld" technique for joining pieces of stainless steel without damaging its anti-corrosion properties in the 1930s.
  • In Group: Machinery, Lead section
    The Budd Company was a 20th-century metal fabricator, a major supplier of body components to the automobile industry, and a manufacturer of stainless steel passenger rail cars, airframes, missile and space vehicles, and various defense products.
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