Budd Train Car Restoration

So. How are you spending your Saturday morning? Here are WEI we are putting the finishing touches on another unique restoration project. And if there is a unique restoration project in our shop, you know that Exhibit Hues has their fingers in it. Their latest project is one of their most ambitious. Partnering with the knowledgeable and talented people at the B & O Museum here in Baltimore, they are restoring an original Budd Rail Car for a new exhibit at the Rolling Rock Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Much of the work is being done in the B & O's remarkable facilities that are completely set up for such projects. But the seats are being restored here in our shop. In a space that generally sees wood windows and doors, these mid-century metal and upholstery have been getting some quizzical looks.


The seats were made by famous furniture manufacturer Heywood Wakefield. The company was a leading supplier of passanger car seats in the mid twentieth century. The car is being restored to a 1960's appearance and the interior will be silver and blue. The original seat cushions were cleaned and the frames repainted. They came out great. The aesthetically minded staff and visitors to our shop have already put in their requests for a set for their homes!

The Budd Car is scheduled to make its way from the B & O shop to Gaithersburg next week. It will be open to the public later this year. So if you see a Budd Train Car cruising down 95 South, it's probably us!