I am pleased to make available a free download of a genuine piece of Canadian railway history: The Budd Rail Car Company in Canada , written by Raymond F. Corley and published in 1967 by the Upper Canada Railway Society (UCRS) . About the Booklet This slim but information-packed booklet is one of only a handful of standalone soft-cover publications the UCRS produced outside its regular Newsletter series. Corley's work documents the story of the Budd Rail Diesel Car — better known as the RDC or "Dayliner" — and its adoption and operation across Canada's railways. Published in 1967 at the height of the transition era, it captures a moment when diesel self-propelled rail cars were reshaping passenger service on branch lines and short-distance runs from coast to coast. For railway historians, the booklet is a snapshot of an era: the streamlined stainless-steel cars that Budd built were a bold attempt to make rail travel efficient and economical on lightly-used route...