Sleeping car - Wikipedia
The sleeping car or sleeper (often wagon-lit) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping. George Pullman was the American innovator of the sleeper car.
Sleeping Cars (Trains): Traveling Comfort By Rail Since 1838
Sep 10, 2024 — The sleeper, or sleeping car, added a new level of comfort to rail travel for passengers when they were first introduced by the Pullman Palace Car Company in the 1860s.
Traveling in Style and Comfort: The Pullman Sleeping Car
Dec 11, 2013 — George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897) made his name famous as the designer of the eponymous sleeping car, which made its debut in 1865. But sleeping cars had been around since the 1830s - so...
Train Travel in the 1800s – These photos will take you inside the ...
Jul 16, 2016 — After spending the night sleeping in his seat on a train trip from Buffalo to Westfield, New York, George Pullman was inspired to design an improved passenger railcar that contained sleeper berths for all its passengers.
Historic Pullman Collection - Museum of the American Railroad
Jul 15, 2020 — After a long career, the car was among many older heavyweight Pullmans sold for scrap in the mid-1960s – a victim of the decline in rail passenger service and newer, streamlined sleeping cars. Rather than being scrapped, Glen Nevis was purchased in 1965 by FreightMaster Industries of Fort Worth, a division of Haliburton.
Original 1859 Pullman Sleeping Cars - TrainWeb
The first "modern sleeper" built from the ground up by Pullman was put in service on the Chicago and Alton 1865. The Pioneer was much longer, higher and wider than previous sleeping cars, railroad bridges and platforms needed to be modified to permit its passage.
Pullman Sleeping Cars add Comfort to Overnight Travel - Rails …
George Pullman created and refined the sleeping car that dominated railroad travel for decades. George Mortimer Pullman and Benjamin C. Field began operating sleeping cars on the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1859, initially using rebuilt day coaches.
The Pullman's Palace Car Company - Mid-Continent Railway …
George Mortimer Pullman (1831-1897) was not the first to conceive of a sleeping car. In 1836, the Cumberland Valley Railroad put into service a bunk car it christened the Chambersburg. This car, with its permanent bunks at three levels, was imitated by a number of railroads.
Sleep Story - Museum of the American Railroad
Jul 13, 2020 — The Museum features 10 cars manufactured by the Pullman Company, including four “heavyweight” sleeping cars. In 1867, at the age of 36, George M. Pullman established the Chicago-based Pullman Palace Car Company, bolstered by the attention gained from his luxurious passenger cars used on Abraham Lincoln's funeral train in 1865.
Pullman (car or coach) - Wikipedia
Pullman is the term for railroad dining cars, lounge cars, and especially sleeping cars that were built and operated by the Pullman Company (founded by George Pullman) from 1867 to December 31, 1968. Railway dining cars in the U.S. and Europe were operated by …