Pullman Facts No. 4 notes that construction of a Pullman passenger car in 1930 required 50 to 60 days, depending on the kind of car. Assembly line methods clearly had not taken hold in the railcar industry. The booklet also … Continue reading
The second year of Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition also happened to be the 75th anniversary of Pullman’s first sleeping car, so it issued this booklet praising its new aluminum passenger cars. The silver cover is supposed to remind people … Continue reading
Previously, I somewhat snidely mentioned that there were no Pullman Facts booklets about how the company managed to become a monopoly. But in fact the answer is hidden in Pullman Facts No. 10, which shows that Pullman provided a large … Continue reading
Pullman Facts No. 8 describes how heating, lighting, and other services work in a Pullman car. It notes, for example, that each car contained about a mile of copper wire for lighting and electricity. This is why the http://appalachianmagazine.com/islam/ purchase … Continue reading
Pullman Facts No. 2 told the history of the Pullman sleeping car, a story the company loved to repeat to show people how good they had it compared to previous generations. The booklet even admits that there were sleeping cars … Continue reading
Pullman Facts No. 3 described the stupendous extent of Pullman operations that used 9,700 Pullman cars to house 64,000 guests per night on average. To supply these people, Pullman maintained a stock of 4.2 million towels, 2.7 million sheets, and … Continue reading
In October 1913, after 13 years of work, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans were joined at the Panama Canal for the first time. Though the canal wouldn’t be open for business for another ten months, its pending completion was certain … Continue reading
Pullman published a dozen “fact” booklets in about 1929; this is number 11 and the only one I haven’t previously shown here. It claims that first-class sleeping car fares in Europe cost almost twice as much as in the United … Continue reading
The Choctaw Route, or more formally the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad, extended from West Memphis, Arkansas to Amarillo, Texas in 1902 when it was purchased by the Rock Island Railroad. Rock Island extended the line to Memphis, TN on … Continue reading
This is my favorite Amtrak timetable cover for paying homage to passenger train history. The tiny 1830 coach in the upper left is based on a replica in the B&O Railroad Museum. The M-10000 had been scrapped in 1942 and … Continue reading
