The gentleman that I am referring to has brought up the idea of bringing a Budd Car Service back to Buffalo. Budd Cars are self contained automotive train cars that were in service up until the 50s.

Fourth in a Series: There was something special about the Rail Diesel Cars (RDCs) built by the Budd Company in the middle of the past century. They were self-contained passenger cars (and some baggage ...

The great Budd-built streamlined equipment faded from American rails decades ago, but the cars the company built in 1954 for Canadian Pacific’s crack transcontinental train, the Canadian, still run on ...

Before 1970, three major manufacturers built passenger cars for North America’s railroads: Pullman-Standard, Budd, and American Car & Foundry. Several others had minor roles. Here’s a ...

Instead, Volkswagen merely promises that some of the BUDD-e’s electric technology will arrive in a production car by 2020. Our Microbus-loving hearts ache. The production-bound parts are hidden ...

Budd was undeterred, transferring the concept of a compact sports car to a 1962 AMC Rambler Ambassador chassis to create the XR-400. The supplier showed the car to AMC execs and made a pitch ...