An SPV-2000 demonstrator being tested on the MBTA in 1978. Steve Dunham, Wikimedia Commons. There were later efforts to build self-propelled cars for passenger service. ... That was never a problem ...

The Buddliners, named for the Philadelphia-based Budd Co. that manufactured them, were first built in the 1950s and were operated by the private companies that provided commuter rail service.

Riding the “Budd Train” Several passengers who were riding the train stayed at the motel, and the owner provided a ride to the station for the crew, returned to the motel, and took us passengers to ...