New York Central set a new U.S. railroad speed record when jet-powered RDC M-497, dubbed the Pride of the New York Central, ...

There will also be a couple of food trucks there, as well as a concession, to feed hungry kids of all ages. The BC-21 Budd Rail Diesel car will be operating, as will the Mini-Rail Train, which can ...

To win over the railroads with its new Rail Diesel Car (RDC), the Budd Co. wasn’t content with a single model type. In a time of declining passenger traffic during the post war years, the car ...

Margaret Budd, a church organist and teacher who founded the Community Concerts at Second series, died of heart failure Sept. 22 at Roland Park Place. She was 94. Born in Evanston, Illinois ...

The Budd Rail Diesel Car can be found next to the fully restored 177-year-old depot at 24-54 Water St. in Troy. The 118,000 pound, 85 foot railcar originally fit 90 passengers and traveled through ...

The company was also known for another innovation, the Rail Diesel Car (RDC), also called the “Buddliner” or, more simply, the “Budd Car”: a diesel multiple-unit (DMU), different from those that run ...

smell and feel of the old Budd cars created a sense of nostalgia that pervaded the trip. The scenery was similar to that on the current Canadian east of Winnipeg: lakes and woods, and more of the same ...

Budd also had a hand in the train business, as he helped develop the stainless steel “Zephyr” trains, and introduced the Rail Diesel Car, which caught on both locally and worldwide. In Philadelphia, ...