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2015 · ref. 56958 — Crestline Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2015. Hardcover. Stiff unmarked book in glossy illustrated boards; in matching dust jacket with a nick.; 10.7 X 8.6 X 1.0 inches; 176 pages; One of America's greatest business enterprises the Pullman Company provided outstanding service aboard a vast fleet of railroad passenger cars that could be found in almost every nook and cranny of the United States. This illustrated history examines Pullman's diverse fleet from its spectacular custom-built wooden cars of the nineteenth century to steel heavyweight cars in the prewar years and on into the lightweight streamlined era. Pullman cars are a tribute to a hard-working generation of men and women who worked to bring the coasts of the United States together efficiently and in style. Author Joe Welsh includes period photos many in rare color as well as car diagrams and ads that help trace the development composition and evolution of the historically and culturally significant Pullman fleet including the gamut of sleeper parlor and restaurant cars. . 0785832394 . Crestline Books hardcover