Project Gutenberg 2014-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 382 Husband, Joseph 1885 1938 17015079 The Story of the Pullman Car Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Story of the Pullman Car" by Joseph Husband is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the development and significance of the Pullman car in railway transportation, spotlighting its inventor, George Mortimer Pullman, and his revolutionary contributions to passenger travel. The book explores the evolution of rail travel, from early wooden carts to the luxurious Pullman cars that transformed how people journeyed across America. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage by detailing the birth of railroad transportation and the various innovations leading to passenger comfort in travel. The opening chapters provide context for the historical developments and social changes taking place alongside advances in railway manufacturing. Readers are introduced to the conditions of early train travel, highlighting the discomforts faced by passengers and illustrating the need for improvements that Pullman was soon to address with his designs for sleeping cars, eventually leading to the establishment of a system synonymous with luxury travel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46122/46122-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Pullman Company Pullman cars TF Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 245595 2025-09-18T14:32:14.811157 text/html 214591 2024-10-24T08:23:08 text/html 2697593 2025-09-18T14:32:20.487207 application/epub+zip 2700367 2025-09-18T14:32:16.394179 application/epub+zip 132789 2025-09-18T14:32:15.445233 application/epub+zip 2921859 2025-09-18T14:32:23.382139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2894801 2025-09-18T14:32:19.511174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189930 2022-09-21T04:17:21.524121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197786 2025-09-18T14:32:14.126182 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197437 2024-11-28T06:25:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16469 2025-09-18T14:32:23.520110 application/rdf+xml 11860 2025-09-18T14:32:15.536208 image/jpeg 1866 2025-09-18T14:32:15.490206 image/jpeg 3018705 2025-09-18T14:32:14.996170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog