Pullman Sleeping Car for Overnight Train Travel Postcard

From www.railphotoexpress.biz Pullman Sleeping Car for Overnight Train Travel It was invented by George Pullman in 1857. When a Pullman car was attached to the funeral train carrying Abraham Lincoln's body the demand for the sleeping car increased. As the railroad industry developed, George Pullman established the Pullman Palace Car Company to manufacture railroad cars. Funded by George Pullman at a total cost of $8 million, the town of Pullman, Illinois was built on 3,000 acres west of Lake Calumet in 1880 to provide housing for his company workers. He established a complete town around the company where employees of all income levels could live, shop, and play. Operations of the Pullman Company sleeper cars ceased and all leases were terminated on December 31, 1968.