Word: automan
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...railroad-equipment field, Automan Budd cannily foresaw the end of the postwar rush for long-haul passenger cars, developed the Railway Diesel Car for economical passenger service for shorter runs. Thus, when the railway car market virtually vanished this year, Budd's foresight paid off: out of 18 passenger car orders placed with U.S. car builders this year, 16 are for Budd's new "RDCs...