The story of the Pullman car . Car in use in 1844 on the Michigan Central Railroad. In-teresting as showing the rapid improvement in passenger coachesand how soon they approached the modern type of car in generalappearance. roof. From the dirt roadbed a cloud of dust blewin through open windows, in summer mingled withthe wood smoke from the engine. In winter, a woodstove vitiated the air. Screens there were night the dim light from flaring candles barelyilluminated the cars. In addition to these physical discomforts wereadded the dangers attending the operation of trains [20] Digitized
The story of the Pullman car . Car in use in 1844 on the Michigan Central Railroad. In-teresting as showing the rapid improvement in passenger coachesand how soon they approached the modern type of car in generalappearance. roof. From the dirt roadbed a cloud of dust blewin through open windows, in summer mingled withthe wood smoke from the engine. In winter, a woodstove vitiated the air. Screens there were night the dim light from flaring candles barelyilluminated the cars. In addition to these physical discomforts wereadded the dangers attending the operation of trains [20] Digitized by Microsoft® EVOLUTION OF THE SLEEPING CAR entirely unprotected by any of the safety devicesnow so essential to the modern railroad. No roadboasted of a double track; there was no telegraphby which to operate the trains. The air brake wasunknown until 1869, when George Westinghouse. Car constructed by M. P. and M. B. Green of Eoboken, NewJersey, in 1831 for the Camden & Amboy Railroad. received his patent. The Hodge hand brake whichwas introduced in 1849 was but a poor improvementon the inefficient hand brake of the earlier track was usually laid with earth ballast andthe rail joints might be easily counted by the passen-gers as the cars pounded over them. Add to thesediscomforts the necessity of frequent changes from [21] Digitized by Microsoft® THE STORY OF THE PULLMAN CAR one short line to another when it was necessary forthe passengers each time to purchase new tickets andpersonally pick out their baggage, due to the absenceof coupon tickets and baggage checks, and the joysof the tourist may be realized. As early as 1836 the officers of the CumberlandValley Railroad of Pennsylvania installed asleeping-car service between Harrisburg and Cham-bersburg. This first sleeping car was, as was laterthe first Pullman car, an adaption of an ordinaryday co
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