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So the train became that vehicle." It was that same year when George Pullman, a pioneer of railroad travel, had just completed the first luxury sleeping car, changing the game for cros- country ...

What a difference a few years would make. In 1865, George Pullman would introduce his revolutionary Palace cars. Finally passengers, for an extra two dollars, could ride in style, comforted by ...

The hotel Pullman brand is named after George Pullman, the 19th-century Chicago-based railway manufacturer who introduced travelers to luxury onboard accommodations.