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Pullman “Palm Lane” Arrives at IRM
Historic Pullman heavyweight sleeper-buffet-lounge-solarium car “Palm Lane” arrived at the Illinois Railway Museum’s railroad interchange track on its own wheels on September 15, 2023. This rare example of a “sunroom” solarium observation car was built by Pullman in 1929 and placed into service in January of that year. Its initial
Pullman ‘Palm Lane’
Pullman car “Palm Lane” is a rare example of an all-steel “sunroom” style solarium observation car. It is an all-steel heavyweight car designed for long-distance travel and features both private sleeping rooms and a large lounge area. The extra-height windows at the rear of the car were designed to admit
Pullman “John Greenleaf Whittier”
Pullman car “John Greenleaf Whittier” is an all-steel heavyweight sleeping car. It is designed for long-distance accommodation and features private rooms that can be converted from daytime seating into nighttime bunks. It has a mix of 12 sections, with seating that could be converted into bunks for overnight travel, and
Pullman “Villa Real”
Pullman car “Villa Real” is an all-steel heavyweight sleeping car. It was built in 1911 and heavily rebuilt in 1931. It was designed for long-distance accommodation and features a mixture of private rooms and open seating that was convertible into bunks separated by heavy curtains for nighttime accommodation. It was
Pullman Operating Documents
Collection Name: Pullman Operating Documents Location: Pullman Library Description: Brochures, catalogs (materials and supplies, parts, trucks, A/C, lightweight car-specific), employee instructions (conductor, porter), documentation – correspondence, documentation – financial records, descriptive lists of cars, manuals – interior paint, manuals – Pullman-maintained car maintenance, The Pullman News (company magazine), historical photos
Pullman – Haskell & Barker
Collection Name: Pullman – Haskell & Barker Location: Pullman Library Description: Facility drawings (Michigan City 1914 – shop, company housing, municipal drawings), facility maps, freight car drawings, freight car drawing list, freight car photographs, passenger car parts, steam locomotive parts Size: Percent Digitized: 85% For more information on the Pullman
Pullman – Standard Steel
Collection Name: Pullman – Standard Steel Location: Pullman Library Description: Electric car drawings, freight car drawings, passenger car drawings, Siems Stembel Co. drawings with Standard Steel, steam locomotive tenders, USRA car drawings Size: Percent Digitized: 0% For more information on the Pullman Library, see www.irm.org/pullmanlibrary
Pullman – Osgood Bradley
Collection Name: Pullman – Osgood Bradley Location: Pullman Library Description: Bus drawings, bus drawing lists, bus photographs, freight car drawings, freight car drawing lists, passenger car drawings, passenger car drawing lists, passenger car photographs, trolley car drawing lists, trolley car drawings, trolley car photographs Size: Percent Digitized: 0% For more
Pullman – Middletown Car
Collection Name: Pullman – Middletown Car Company Location: Pullman Library Description: Freight car drawings, passenger car drawings (export) Size: Percent Digitized: 0% For more information on the Pullman Library, see www.irm.org/pullmanlibrary
Pullman – Standard Motor Truck
Collection Name: Pullman – Standard Motor Truck Location: Pullman Library Description: Freight car drawings, passenger car drawings, trolley and transit equipment and powered truck drawings Size: Percent Digitized: 0% For more information on the Pullman Library, see www.irm.org/pullmanlibrary