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[edit] Reading "Crusader" train

Something should be written about the Reading "Crusader" train. Originally built in 1937 by the Budd Company for the Reading Railroad. --71.242.228.107 21:57, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Are these related articles?

The focus of this article is on the firm's railcar business. However, the Ambi Budd article focuses on the firm's role in the automobile industry. Should they be linked or combined? CZmarlin 02:59, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Linked: yes. Combined/merged: Perhaps, but the current Budd Company article is already a bit lengthy. Could we expand the Ambi Budd article some more to support it as an independent article? Also, for anyone interested, I am not aware of any article regarding Budd's forays into aerospace engineering. At the moment I cannot locate much information on this other than in family records, which may not fare too well with WP:OR and WP:NPOV. Cheers! --Bossi (talk ;; contribs) 03:49, 8 May 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Shot Welding Incorrectly Credited?

This article credits the invention of Shot Welding to Edward Budd, but other wikipedia articles (on the Pioneer Zephyr and Shot Welding) contradict this, indicating it was actually invented by Earl Ragsdale. Perhaps this should be amended?

Shultze 20:58, 14 May 2007 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shultze (talk • contribs) 20:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Say, Budd

If they're such a pioneer in automobiles, howcum the article is entirely about railway? No mention of the early Dodge bodies? Nothing? Trekphiler 05:10, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Because those who have worked on the article so far had references for rail transport and not necessarily automobiles. If you've got the reliable sources, properly cited additions would be wonderful. Slambo (Speak) 15:01, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
If you have any good sources for Budd's aerospace program, that'd be nifty, too! I have a few but haven't yet had the chance to add the in. --Bossi (talk • gallery • contrib) 02:00, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Update to article

The lastest news with this company is a purchase from Thyssenkrupp AG by Martinrea Ltd. Also the automotive end of the business retained the Budd Company moniker until this purchase in December 2006. The Canadian CAW local 1451 from the Kitchener plant has a brief article on the purchase on their website: https://www.cawlocal.ca/1451/default.asp

This really should be combined with the above mentioned article. Perhaps there should be a general article on Budd until the company split into rail and auto forays and then link to separate pages for details on those sectors. There is also some stories about one of the Budd factories making appliances for a time.

Yugotme (talk) 20:39, 6 February 2008 (UTC)yugotme

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:BuddMichelineLafayette.jpeg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:04, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Y Done -- added rationale. Slambo (Speak) 11:48, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

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