270 M-3 cars were jointly owned by the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Transportation Company (now Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority). My uncle Tony was a great tool estimator. > Philadelphia so I took the Red Lion Rd route to > where I had to go. The Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company and its subsidiary Budd Wheel Company merged to form the Budd Company on June 11, 1946. 7,000 Hunting Park Plant and 3,500 Red Lion Plant employees in Philly alone. I hired in in 1965 and worked in the Philly plant on Huntingpark Ave. Sam George 14,982 views. 2 In 1978, Budd began to phase out its railcar business to concentrate on the automobile industry. SEPTA bought the Silverliner IVs and they were delivered 1974-76. It was so difficult that Nelson could not find a single firm in Detroit that was willing accept his contract before reaching out to Budd and the Hale & Kilburn in Philadelphia. Thank you for sharing your research and photos. https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/2016/01/transportation-scholar-aaron-gellman-dies-at-eighty-five.html, Did any one know all Edwards grandchildren First of 5 born may27 1961 Lynn second born April 29 1962 mark Anthony Budd third born June 3 1963 John gregery Budd fourth born Dec ,3 1964 Micheal Edward Budd and last born Sept 27 1966 Paul Richard Budd this was are grandfather very proud to be part of such a man my father Mike Budd Edwards 4 sons he is alive and doing great he justed turned 80 years old thank you all who have been apart of this part of history God bless everyone any questions email me at pbuddman33@gmail.com I have some old pictures my dad had tucked away I can share. However, even after the downsizing and with the Red Lion Plant gone, the company was bought out. In 1978, as Budd began to phase out its railcar business to concentrate on the automotive industry, it was acquired by Thyssen AG,[23] becoming its automotive division in Europe (Thyssen Automotive) and North America (Budd Thyssen). It’s even more gratifying to learn that Edward Budd himself was such a progressive employer. Thanks for the article of the Ledwinka describes how the massive amount of welding caused the bodies to spring out of true when they were taken out of the jigs. They were training about 50 skilled tradesmen a year then. These prototypes had seating on the both levels, stairs on one end to provide access to single-level cars, a stairway at the center of the car for access to toilets on the lower level, and a side door for passenger access. 398 RDCs would be built between 1949 and 1962 and many remain in revenue service with railroads to this day. In the background can be see building from the Davis Bros Iron Works, Midvale Steel, American Pulley, and the Vim Motor Works. In 1911, J.P. Morgan purchased the Hale & Kilburn Company for $9 million (the equivalent of roughly $222 million today), and rapidly began replacing their management with new corporate administrators who had little background in metal fabrication or manufacturing. The new name did not save the company, and in April 1987 Budd ended all railcar production at its Red Lion plant in northeast Philadelphia and sold its rail designs to Bombardier Transportation. A 1949 R11 (8013) and a 1964 R32 pair (3352-53) are in the New York Transit Museum fleet. Shortly thereafter, the Edward G. Budd Company and the Budd Wheel Company were combined into the Budd Manufacturing Company. The final few RDC cars were built by Canadian Car & Foundry under license from Budd. An additional 11 coaches were built for SEPTA but were not put into service until 1972 by Amtrak. When Thyssen merged with Krupp in 1999, Budd Thyssen became ThyssenKrupp Budd Co. in North America and ThyssenKrupp Automotive Systems GmbH in Europe. The Hale & Kilburn Company was the world’s premier producer of furniture for rail cars and trolleys. The diversified company powered through the Depression busy with planes and trains, but the automotive arm did not sit idle and managed to grow as the economy slowly recovered. When Budd started producing sedan bodies for Dodge they ran into terrible difficulties. However, no sooner had the Oakland car bodies begun arriving from Philadelphia for finishing, word reached Budd that Garford Motors had gone into bankruptcy. My Dad who was black worked at the Budd Company, the Red Lion plant as a welder. It currently exists to provide benefits to its retirees. In 1890, at the age of 20, he moved to Philadelphia and accepted a job as an apprentice machinist at the Sellers Machines and Foundry Company before moving on to another junior position at the Bement-Pond Tool Company, a manufacturer of hydraulic presses. Yet, after Budd’s record-setting auto production in 1955 of eight million vehicles, the following year saw a 25 percent decrease, producing only six million. Required fields are marked *. Between April 1950, as the first production units destined for the NYC began rolling out of Budd’s Red Lion Philadelphia plant, and December 1962, when the last dozen RDCs came off the assembly line for the Reading, a total of 398 cars would be built. It had been used to manufacture aircraft parts. With the scrappers mostly gone, the building now sees a steady stream of urban explorers, photographers, and graffiti artists. I just got my pension buyout last year – Thank You Budd. His official emblem of two lions with front paws in the air and other embellishments was cast in bronze within a specialty forge in Philadelphia. [Budd Company Red Lion Plant ] [Budd Co. ] Ballinger Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Derelict and idle, it seems that the Budd Hunting Park plant will be forced to silently hang on for years to come until fire, demolition, or another use is finally found for it. The result was a series of new streamlined trains called “Zephyrs.” These ultra modern and sleek trains succeeded in capturing the imagination of the American public when they went into service in 1934 and were wildly successful. When the stock market crashed and the economy tanked in 1929 so did the automobile industry. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. According to his daughter, Marie Ployd, Russ' love for trains and people showed in his work for all the years that he was there. I have been researching Budd history for about 8 years now. The Edward G. Budd Company (19121-1946), later the Budd Company, pioneered in the fabrication of goods from light steel sheets by stamping and welding techniques. He loved taking selfies as long as we didn’t put him “On the Air”. I hope there is a book growing from this historical survey. With these cars delivered, the Santa Fe re-equipped the El Capitan, the only coach train operated between Chicago and Los Angeles, and assigned some to the Chicago–Galveston, Texas Texas Chief line. Drove through Red Lion, PA last year while following the ghost of the Ma &am Enea Bossi joined the company as the head of stainless steel research to supervise the design and construction of a four-seat biplane amphibian aircraft, the Budd BB-1 Pioneer. [citation needed]. In 2004, the easternmost parcel of the complex and the 247,000-square-foot sheet steel Phoenix building, constructed in 1988, was sold to GRM Information Management Services for use as industrial document storage. Workers, many quite young, in what appears to be a maintenance shop, 1924. Oxyacetylene welding what appears to be a dodge car body, 1924. The Budd Company built RDCs in its Red Lion plant in Philadelphia. 1925. This company, founded in 1895, though new, had recently found great success with its new stamped steel pulley, designed by a friend of Budd, Connecticut-born Thomas Corscaden. Their railcar building operation was separated from the Budd Company proper and reorganized as “Transit America.” The rail division continued to build at Red Lion until finally shutting down in April of 1987. My Dad passed recently, Oct. 13, 2019, and he loved working at Budd. Although parts could be rapidly stamped en masse, they still required hand fitting and finishing. was a supervisor there. My dad, John C. Leidy joined in 1950 or 1951 in Detroit. I never realized the "Red Lion" plant was in Philadelphia. The Budd Co. plant, a 188-acre former manufacturing facility that was recently transformed into an 18-hole golf course near Northeast Philadelphia, has been sold for roughly $6 million. At that time, the unit was stored indoors at the Red Lion, Pa. plant. I was told he was asked to write the history of the Company the last year he was there before he retired. Wooden cars would splinter and break apart, with rear cars often shattering those ahead of them creating a mangled wreckage that often caught fire to the detriment of any passenger unlucky enough to survive the initial crash. Notice the two different paint jobs on each side. A Korean Company built the Silverliner Vs and the factory in South Philadelphia is now closed. A sprawling new facility was purchased in Detroit in 1925 to serve as Budd’s Michigan headquarters. When re-designed and outfitted with electrical propulsion and end cabs as EMU coaches, six were purchased by the Pennsylvania Railroad for medium-distance use in its electrified territory. I worked with a full time Civil Engineer in the Dept. They began producing radiography machines and opened a Nuclear Division, a testament to the Budd Company’s constant desire to remain modern and groundbreaking. I worked there two summer, 1972, 1973. Placing of a sedan body on a conveyor, 1924. shell , unloaded of course. Thx MP $15.99. The Crossroads Archives: For nearly a century, the Budd Plant in North Philadelphia stood as a beacon of Philly's manufacturing power. Built by the Budd Company, Red Lion Plant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 1955. The company remained defiantly successful, purchasing new plants and expanding operations and capacity at existing ones. Local ID #: 007-P-4939A > View more images [3 total] Venturing into railcar design seemed a natural choice. His co-workers Russel Leidy and Joseph Ledwinka joined him at the newly established firm. Finishing work on a cowl for a 1926 Dodge Series 116 Sedan, 1924. Sadly, Dad passed 3 years ago and he loved how we would show him Budd stuff, websites, etc on our cell phones when we visited Cape May. 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My grandpa Frank Krause worked there for many years until his retirement in the mid 1990’s. I just found out this is my great grandfather I am Paul Richard Budd how neat. As their RDC production wound down in the 1960s the company scored new contracts producing cars for the Market-Frankford Line. Thank you for the research on Budd Company. The M-3 aka “Almond Joy” cars became the first stainless steel subway cars produced in the United States. Even without computers, this company was highly efficient and ran like a Swiss watch. may have been the Dept. As found, minor signs of age and wear, nice patina. The freedom to experiment and and take on challenging, but risky projects that Budd had previously enjoyed was stifled by his new bosses. Frankford H.S (not too far from I’m not sure if the Red Lion plant and Hunting Park are one and the same but it was definitely Budd. I truly didn’t mean to make it sound like the company was totally racist. The former Budd Co. manufacturing plant site on Red Lion Road in Northeast Philly, undergoing site work in November 2018 A distribution center big … Throughout the war roughly half of Budd’s workforce was made up of women, with some departments being up to 90 percent female. Many of its engineers joined the staff of Louis T. Klauder and Associates, a local railway vehicles and systems engineering consulting firm. The Metroliner-based Amfleet body was recycled for use in the SPV-2000, a modernized diesel passenger car which was very problematic, as it had only four buyers: (Amtrak, ONCF, Metro-North and Connecticut Department of Transportation) and was prematurely retired within 15 years. It was a fantastic experience which I’ll always remember and be extremely thankful to have had. and the 2600 series (1981â1987). Shortly thereafter, the Edward G. Budd Company and the Budd Wheel Company were combined into the Budd Manufacturing Company. During the 1980’s the Budd Red Lion plant in Philadelphia was in full swing. Demand grew so great that the company built a modern factory adjacent to the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at 17th and Glenwood Streets. Let me add one note about how Budds innovative process continued through the years. See also Edit. My grand father and father worked for Budd. Around the same time Budd’s growing reputation led to Hale & Kilburn being contracted to produce the steel body components for yet another rail car manufacturer, the McKeen Motor Car Company of Omaha, Nebraska. The National Railroad Museum at Entroncamento, Portugal, features a pair of Budd cars built in 1940. My focus is the automotive division 1913-1942. The Dodge brothers, both of whom had machine and metal working experience, believed firmly that steel bodies were the future of automobiles. Several residents from Northeast Philadelphia logged into a public meeting hosted by the Greater Bustleton Civic League over Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 27 to give UPS and CDC feedback on a proposed development at 1 Red Lion Rd., the former Budd Company site.. United Parcel Service and Commercial Development Company (CDC) intend to build a warehouse on the parcel, which is a … After the war there was a huge pent up demand for the new lightweight cars. The Korean War brought decreased sales and steel shortages, but Budd soldiered on, scoring military contracts and building a large addition to its Hunting Park Plant to produce tank hulls and turrets. That same year Budd formed the Budd Wheel Company, as a sister operation focusing on all-steel automobile wheels, which Budd accurately imagined would one day replace the wooden spoke wheels most cars of the era still used. In the ultimate demonstration of his altruistic goal to keep his workers employed, these groundbreaking trains were to be sold essentially at cost to the railroads. Thank you very much for bringing back such fond memories of working along side my dad at the budd company of Philadelphia. Your email address will not be published. In a small display area I saw what looked like a Mustang body and asked why it was there. The firm announced to the railroad world that it had something that might save the day for branch line, suburban and commuter rail service. If you can provide me with any information i would greatly appreciate it. Well done! These bodies were sent by rail to Detroit and were assembled and finished to become the Hupmobile Model 32, the world’s first steel bodied car. Local ID #: 007-P-4939 [Budd Company Red Lion Plant ] [Budd Co. ] Ballinger Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. The company moved its headquarters from Philadelphia to Troy, Michigan, in 1972. I had some relatives who lived in the Hunting Park area and always spoke about the Budd plant. BRMX 6126 is a 90-seat, self-propelled passenger car that does not require a traditional locomotive. These design and safety issues lingered for years. Downsizing was their only option. Although these unconventional cars were ultimately unsuccessful, the innovative aerodynamic design of the pointed “Windbreaker” gasoline-powered railroad cars would have a lasting impact on Budd. Budd built two series of "L" cars for the Chicago Transit Authority, the 2200 series (1969–1970). Read with interest the comment on nepotism. As I think of it…my Grandfather Herbert Gomeringer got my father the job at Budd all those years ago. The plant took on a life of its own and to see it this way is very sad. Free shipping Budd was contracted in 1966 by the PRR and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of High-Speed Ground Transportation (prior to the establishment of USDOT) to build the original Metroliner multiple unit cars for luxury high-speed service on the northeast corridor. A view inside the newer 1926 Press Shop looking towards Hunting Park Avenue, 1935. I worked 32 years in the office and whenever it was necessary to go into any of the shop areas I was in awe. The coaches and combines are in their original condition while the buffet-diner car had to be partially remodeled after a fire. Despite this, Budd went ahead anyway and sent his company to work on the development and construction of a new class of stainless steel locomotives and cars. Budd proposed coaches that were taller than the typical lightweight passenger car while keeping the streamlined car's length of 85 feet but with double the capacity of cars. In an attempt and bringing back some of the opportunity lost by the closing of the factory, the sprawling Budd complex was designated a Keystone Opportunity Zone, a special designation that affords tax breaks in order to attract developers to a location. 7,000 Hunting Park Plant and 3,500 Red Lion Plant employees in ⦠As I recall part of that optional assignment involved going to Europe for 6 months or so. These new cars were noted as being only 10 percent heavier than existing wooden cars, but far safer. Recklinghausen, Germany. The 50 original cars were delivered in 1967–69. Many features of spotwelding. On the production floor at the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company’s Hunting Park plant. Thanks from another Delco inhabitant for this fascinating article. Workers in the pattern shop creating wooden patterns that will later be use to make dies for the steel presses, 1935. 8:38. You probably wont find many like this pin. The Silverliner II had a top speed of 90 mph (140 km/h) but ran at up to 100 mph (160 km/h) when the PRR used them its Philadelphia-Harrisburg service. Local ID #: 007-P-4939A > View more images [3 total] Foreign car imports began to take a serious toll on the domestic car manufacturing. During World War II, Budd designed and built the RB-1 Conestoga transport airplane for the United States Navy using stainless steel in many places instead of aluminum. In 1988, an ambitious new expansion and management program was implemented in order to help keep the aging facility viable. Regards, Edward Budd would be in the class of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John Wanamaker, Wideners who helped expand transportation in Philadelphia, the Strawbidge and Clothier families who spread their stores. Budd’s huge press shop, which had been built for automobile parts, churned out 25,000 M1917 helmets daily, producing 1,150,775 by the time the contract was canceled, by far more than any other producer. Two massive hydralic punch presses. The company thrived as the area around it was experiencing a push for residential development and neighborhoods began to pop up around the site. The Illinois Railway Museum is home to the Nebraska Zephyr articulated train along with several Budd-built passenger cars and a pair of CTA 2200 series cars. Budd wasted no time robbing the talent from his former employer. It was not long before the now unmonitored cameras watched scrappers cut locks and cart away anything and everything of value. Edward G. Budd provides a very powerful role model and example of how to persevere, attain success, and provide for employees. The article’s focus was a general history of the Budd Company and it’s many ground breaking achievements. Willys agreed, and with a $100,000 check effectively saved the Budd Company from entering bankruptcy itself. The Red Lion plant had been built for aircraft but was quickly converted to automobile frame and railcar manufacturing, with enough room on the shop floor for 80 railcars at one time. In 1962, Budd produced an operational concept car, the XR-400, for the American Motors Corporation (AMC). The final blow came on July 19, 2002 when it was announced that the Hunting Park Plant, the production facility where Edward Budd built his company up from a small auto part supplier into an industrial giant, was going to be closing to consolidate production to their plant in Detroit. [Budd Company Red Lion Plant ] [Budd Co. ] Ballinger Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Kind Regards, Budd operated at multiple sites in the Philadelphia area. From a distance, it simply appeared as a silver painted car; but up close….Wow! An automobile parts factory on Hunting Park Avenue closed in 2002. Up until 1927 Budd’s all steel bodies were in principle structured the same way as composite bodies, the difference being that the framework was in steel rather than wood. Thought I would include this story, which happened approximately 1970. In two weeks the company had retooled and began production of shell casings, gun carriage wheels, and other assorted ordinance, but the largest contribution was in the production of helmets. They had all three assembly lines humming along with orders from AMTRAK, CTA (Chicago Transit authority) and other subway and rail lines around the world. I have numerous memories from that experience and stories that were shared by family members. No other company has had the global position to almost immediately implement its inventions all over the globe. An improvement on their short lived Pioneer III, the improved units were dubbed “Silverliners” and went into service in 1963 on the Pennsylvania Railroad’s regional rail in Philadelphia. I am Vice Chairman of UAW 813/757. Budd-patented processes and designs were also used in Brazil (by Mafersa), France, and Belgium after World War II to construct SNCF electric-powered multiple-unit cars, push-pull suburban trainsets, Wagons-Lits [CIWL] sleeping cars and even SNCF Class CC 40100, a small class of four-current six-axle high speed electric locomotives for Trans Europ Express service between Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam and SNCB class 56 EMU. The driver was later found and arrested by police but his partner was not so lucky and died of gunshot wounds on the stairs of a nearby home.In 2013, scrapping activity caused a 25,000 gallon oil tank to leak onto the adjacent CSX railbed, costing the company almost $200,000 in remediation and spurring a lawsuit. However, I can say with certainty that the Budd Company began hiring African-Americans as far back in the 1930s, and continued to hire workers of all races up through their demise. In 2004, with slot gambling freshly legalized, none other than Donald Trump, along with with 76ers owner Pat Croce, began pushing to develop part of the land for a new casino, which was to be called “Trump Street.” After considerable efforts to win over the community and even an offer to buy the Phillip A. Randolph Technical School from the School District of Philadelphia, significant neighborhood pushback successfully killed the casino, and Trump Street never came to be. Massive press rooms run for hundreds of yards with ceilings several stories high, like a great cathedral of industry.
Very cool piece of history from the Red Lion Budd company. Ironically, Budd tried to sell a similar concept to Ford first. Only 25 were built but after the war, 14 found their way to the fledgling Flying Tiger Line. However, while the military needed Budd-made materials, it also needed manpower. Since the Budd closure there has been significant progress made on the property and several areas of the old plant have seen development and rehabilitation. God bless America Hi Robert, However, this growth all came to a screeching halt in December 1941 when the United States was drawn into war for a second time. Automotive sales were at an all time high as so were the company’s profits. Abandoned Philadelphia: Inside Budd Plant with Former Union Leader - Duration: 8:38. They also built the New York City Subway R32 (1964â1965), the first PATCO Speedline cars (1968â1969) and the Long Island Rail Road/Metro-North Railroad M-1/M-3 (1968â1973,1984â1986). The company was confident that it could create a faster, lighter, and modern train, but times were tough for the railroads, and new expensive train sets were not in the budget for any of them. The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania has a number of Budd-built cars in its collection in Strasburg: the 1937 observation car built for the Reading Company "Crusader", a Lehigh Valley Railroad rail diesel car of 1951, and Pennsylvania Railroad 860, a Metroliner snackbar-coach built in 1968. There's a Red Lion Rd. At its peak in the 1960s and ‘70s, Budd employed almost 2,000 workers at its Red Lion Road facility. In 1960, Budd manufactured the first stainless steel production subway cars for Philadelphia's Market-Frankford Line. Between 1934 and 1935 production increased 30 percent as they supplied parts to virtually every car company in the country, as well as many in Europe. Finishing work being done door frame components, 1924. Matt. Today it is on permanent display outside of the Franklin Institute. Worldwide sales, engineering innovations, and plants in at least 5 other cities. Subsequently, 16 unfinished body shells were supplied by the Budd Company and completed in the Lachine plant of Canadian Car & Foundry. Only a few hundred were made.
Used condition with a few marks. recently donated it to the SW Temple University purchased all of the Budd property and buildings east of Hunting Park Avenue, moving into the K building, built in 1922, that still reads “Edward G Budd Manufacturing Company” above it’s entryway. My mother was a widow for 25 years but ended up marrying John Edwards who was the head of Marketing for Budd at one time. It logged about 1,000 flying hours while touring the United States and Europe. The 1980s marked a turning point for American car makers, whose foreign competition was once limited to Volkswagen Beetles. My father started working there the year I was born 1954 as a tool and die maker Class A and remain there until his retirement in 1991. Following a struggle, one man was shot, and the other drove the van through the door to escape. Like its competitors, Hale & Kilburn produced furniture constructed of wood and cast iron, but the company was quick to recognize the value offered by using stamped steel construction and for several years had already been buying stamped components from the American Pulley Company. At the time, like train cars, automobile bodies were composites of wood, steel, and leather, mounted on a chassis. This was a great company to work for; but unfortunately, I believe its demise can be blamed on politics of the day. Just to 8:38. The company may be looking at the former Budd Co. plant on Red Lion Road in far Northeast Philadelphia for a distribution hub. From Ronald Gruno And collects a Pension. I’ve told many people over the years that the Mustang was a Budd development vehicle, and of course no one I’ve told has believed me. [citation needed], Following the introduction of the "unibody" Citroën Traction Avant in 1934 using its technology, Budd developed North America's first mass-produced unibody passenger vehicle, the Nash 600. According to his daughter, Marie Ployd, Russ' love for trains and people showed in his work for all the years that he was there. While the manufacturer’s stamp codes have been lost to time, if you find a WWI helmet with a “ZC” stamp, the odds are it was made by Budd. My dad was a cook in the Navy during WWII so he couldn’t understand why he couldn’t even get into the cafeteria even though he was a skilled welder. But the company’s largest success in product diversification was the expansion into railcar building, and it was in this field where Budd would gain most of his enduring notoriety. 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