Budd–Michelin rubber-tired rail cars remained obscure in comparison with other competitors for the title, such as the "Pioneer Zephyr" and Union Pacific's M-10000. Rubber-tired rail cars achieved greater success in France, and similar rubber-tired subway cars have been adopted in Canada and Mexico as well as on numerous systems in Europe. During the 1920s, the American Budd Company, at the time a relatively obscure auto-frame supplier, developed an extensive working relationship with the French firm Michelin, which was best known for its tires. In 1929, Michelin built its first rail car, and by 1932 nine of its cars were in operating service, all of
Rubber Factory removed, and it was officially demolished in 2010. The factory was located on the corner of S Seiberling St and Little Cuyahoga River in East Akron. The vacant lot in which the factory used to stand appears on the cover of the band's 2011 single "Lonely Boy". The sleeve artwork for "Rubber Factory" was designed by the group's creative director Michael Carney, the brother of Patrick Carney. The artwork is a collage of 'historic' local features, mainly from the desolate east side of Akron—abandoned storefronts, tire piles, the Goodyear blimp, and even the Cathedral of Tomorrow's unfinished tower restaurant depicted