| The Cars of Pullman |  | Authors: Joe Welsh, Bill Howes, Kevin J Holland
Publisher: Voyageur Press
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: First
Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0760335877
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.23
EAN: 9780760335871
ASIN: 0760335877
Publication Date: May 7, 2010
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One of America's greatest business enterprises, the Pullman Company provided outstanding service aboard a vast fleet of railroad passenger cars that could be found in almost every nook and cranny of the United States. This illustrated history examines Pullman's diverse fleet, from its spectacular custom-built wooden cars of the nineteenth century to steel heavyweight cars in the prewar years and on into the lightweight streamlined era. Author Joe Welsh includes period photos, many in rare color, as well as car diagrams and ads that help trace the development, composition, and evolution of the historically and culturally significant Pullman fleet, including the gamut of sleeper, parlor, and restaurant cars. This is a fitting tribute to the former cultural icons aboard which strode giants of American life, such as Babe Ruth and Clark Gable, as well as first-time travelers from small-town America.
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 SpeedReaders.info Review September 6, 2010
Speed Readers (USA)
Pullman being an iconic American company, much has been written about it already but still this book manages to pull almost 50% new photos out of the hat. Divided into four principal eras the book explains the history of the sleeping car (which predates Pullman), the company's operating model (building cars then leasing them to railroads or private parties); describes the construction, design, paint schemes, and furnishings of the rolling stock; routes; and follows its business fortunes. For someone who is only now discovering Pullman this book is a really sound and visually rich introduction and even the railroad cognoscenti will still find new bits, especially among the many illustrations from a number of private collections. Photos show interiors and exteriors and there are several ads, brochures, and arrangement drawings. Some of the photos are stills taken from a Pullman training film.
Full review at . Copyright 2010, Sabu Advani
Great book for learning about Pullman July 13, 2010
Gene Bowker (Aiken, SC)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"The Cars of Pullman" explores the history of the Pullman Company and it's sleeping cars from the beginning until the end of sleeping car service in the United States.
The book highlights the operations of the Pullman company, which by the late 1920's ran a fleet of more than 8,000 cars and carried over 39 million passengers a year. It was literally a "hotel on wheels" that moved every night.
The book is divided into logical sections which describe the development of the company between 1867 and the end in 1968. The first section covers the early wood-car era from 1867-1910. Next, the Standard or "Heavyweight" car era from 1910-1932. The next section covers the beginning of lightweight or streamlined equipment from 1932-1943. The last chapter covers the post-war Pullman operations from 1945-1968.
The authors of the book Joe Welsh, Bill Howes, and Kevin Holland do a great job of combining pictures from the railroads and the files of the Pullman Company with descriptions of the different types of equipment used over the years. It was amazing to learn about all of the different types of accommodations and even non-sleeping cars that the company managed.
The images throughout the book highlight the change from Pullman "Green" heavyweight sleepers to the multi-colored sleepers of the lightweight trains such the Broadway Limited or the 20th Century Limited in the east and the Chiefs and City trains out west.
The book discusses the struggles that the company faced after it was forced to divide up its operations group from the Pullman car-building group. After the Second World War, other builders joined the passenger market, and the railroads owned the cars, but Pullman still operated the services on-board.
Finally, as the passenger market decreased due to competition from the automobile and airlines the railroads took over their own sleeping car management and in 1968 the Pullman company quit operating.
Many Pullman cars survived the founding of Amtrak in 1971 and saw continued service until replaced by newer equipment. While most Pullman cars were scrapped, some did survive and still serve as private cars or are in museum collections throughout the United States.
I highly recommend reading "The Cars of Pullman" to increase your knowledge of this fascinating part of American railroading history.
 Cars of Pullman May 30, 2010
Willaim R. A. Boben
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Hard to find new information and/or photographs on this subject. This book succeeds quite well. Value for your dollar: Average. Writing : Good. Photos: 50% new 50% in other Pullam or railroad books.
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