. The story of the Pullman car . artment. Furthermore, the new upperberth construction made it possible to pack away byday the entire bedding, mattresses, curtains, andpartitions necessary to convert each section into adouble sleeping apartment. With this simple mechanical innovation the in-ventor combined an idea characterized by a breadthof vision that ranks with the great ideas of the cen-tury. In few words, he conceived the thought thatit would be possible at one stroke to supplant theinadequate and inefficient service of the day with anew service so complete in its comforts and con-venien
. The story of the Pullman car . artment. Furthermore, the new upperberth construction made it possible to pack away byday the entire bedding, mattresses, curtains, andpartitions necessary to convert each section into adouble sleeping apartment. With this simple mechanical innovation the in-ventor combined an idea characterized by a breadthof vision that ranks with the great ideas of the cen-tury. In few words, he conceived the thought thatit would be possible at one stroke to supplant theinadequate and inefficient service of the day with anew service so complete in its comforts and con-veniences that no one might express a wish that theservice might be unable to fulfill. It is interesting, in passing, to consider the factthat up to the development of the Pullman car,night trains were patronized exclusively by men, forno woman would have considered subjecting herselfto the inconvenience and lack of privacy of theordinary sleeping car. The development of the Pull-man car and Pullman service made continuous day [ 100 ]. View of machine section. Steel Erecting Sliops
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