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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

OF THE many books irom which infor-
mation was drawn for the preparation
of this volume the author wishes to make
particular acknowledgment to T'he Modern
Railroad^ by Mr. Edward Hungerford, to
the article " Railway Passenger Travel," by
Mr. Horace Porter, published in Scribner's
Magazine^ September, 1888; and to Contemn
porary American Biography^ as well as to the
many newspapers and magazines from whose
files information and extracts have been freely
drawn. J. H.
Chicago, April, 1917



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CONTENTS



Chapter Page

I The Birth of Railroad Transportation . . I

II The Evolution of the Sleeping Car ... 19

III The Rise of a Great Industry 39

IV The Pullman Car in Europe 61

V The Survival of the Fittest 73

VI The Town of Pullman 89

VII Inventions and Improvements 99

VIII How the Cars are Made 123

IX The Operation of the Pullman Car . . . 133

Index 159



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