Pioneer III
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The Pioneer III railcar was a short/medium-distance coach designed and built by the Budd Company in 1956 with an emphasis on weight savings. A single prototype was built, but declines in rail passenge
A Pioneer III car was formerly preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
Budd Pioneer III lightweight truck. Note non-standard right-angle gearbox.
A Pioneer III car at 30th Street Station in 1976
Budd Silverliner
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The Budd Silverliner was a model of electric multiple unit railcar designed and built by the Budd Company with 59 examples being delivered starting in 1963. Fifty-five of the cars were purchased for t
Train led by the first Silverliner II #201 entering the Temple University Station in May 2006.
Interior of a Budd Silverliner showing the leatherette decor applied to cars 259, 269, 9012 and 9015 in place of the standard "Ketchup and Mustard" styling
Penn Central Silverliner II operating for commuter service in West Chester, Pennsylvania in 1970
Reading Silverliner IIs departing the Reading Terminal in 1964