Budd–Michelin rubber-tired rail cars
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Budd–Michelin rubber-tired rail cars
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The Budd–Michelin rubber-tired rail cars were built by the Budd Company in the United States between 1931 and 1933 using French firm Michelin's "Micheline" rail car design. Michelin built its first rail car in 1929, and by 1932 had built a fleet of nine cars that all featured innovative and distinctive pneumatic tires. In September 1931, an agreement signed between the two companies allowed Budd to use the new rubber rail tires on its shot-welded, stainless-steel carbodies, and at the same time
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Rubber-tired rail cars
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd%E2%80%93Michelin_rubber-tired_rail_cars
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2024-01-08T21:07:55Z
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