In the nineteenth century, when it took a week to travel from coast to coast, it was Pullman that made the trip enjoyable. During the 1920's, Pullman was the largest hotel company in the world with over 100,000 beds available every night. Taking soldiers to their embarkation point during World War II in warm, comfortable beds, Pullman worked closely with the War Department to give deploying military a comfort they might not feel again soon.
The post-war era saw some of the finest cars Pullman would ever produce. The Art Deco look prevailed and gave everything on which it was applied an eternally classic style - rail cars were no exception. Today, the Pullman Sleeping Car Company is bringing back a level of service, style, travel and elegance that has been lost, but not forgotten.
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Planned for an October 2012 launch, the Pullman Sleeping Car Company will have regularly scheduled “journeys” from Chicago to New York and Chicago to New Orleans. These are overnight journeys complete with meals and an on-board service that we guarantee you’ve never experienced.
A team with tremendous knowledge and appreciation for all things "passenger trains" has been assembled and they have studied and analyzed the Pullman service for many years. For those involved, this is the culmination of a life-long passion.
Work is being done right now to restore 10 Pullman cars to reflect their original beauty and function, and to develop authentic Pullman on-board service.
Whether or not you have ever experienced rail travel in its glory days, we’ve selected several videos that we consider exemplary and hope you will gain a feel for travel by Pullman.
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