George M. Pullman explaining details of car construction 46 One of the first Pullman cars in which meals were served 52 The first parlor car, 1875 58 Interior of Pullman car of 1880 64 The rococo period car 68 More ornate interiors 74 The latest Pullman parlor car 76 First step in building the car 84 Fitting the car for steam and electricity 90 Work on steel plates for inside panels 90 Preparing the steel frame for an upper section 94 Sand blasting brass trimmings 94 Machine section, steel erecting shop 100 Fitting up the steel car underframe 100 Making cushions for the seats 104 Making chairs for parlor cars 104 Making frame end posts 106 Assembling steel car partitions 106 The vestibule in its earliest form 108 Axle generator for electric lighting 110 The sewing room, upholstering department 114 Forming steel parts for interior finish 118 Forming steel shapes for interior framing 118 Punching holes for screws 124 Shaping steel panelling 124 Riveting the underframe 126 Steel end posts in position 126 Type of early truck 128 Modern cast-steel truck 128 Ready for the interior fittings 130 Interior work 130 Pullman sleeping car, latest design 134 Front end of a private car dining room 136 Rear end of a private car dining room 136 Robert T. Lincoln, ex-President 138 Bedroom of a private car 142 Observation section of a private car 142 Modern Pullman steel sleeping car ready for the night 146 Modern Pullman steel sleeping car during the day 146 Cleaning and disinfecting the Pullman car 152 John S. Runnells, President 156 THE STORY OF THE PULLMAN CAR CHAPTER I THE BIRTH OF RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION