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• Pullman train (UK) — Pullman trains in Great Britain were mainline railway services that operated with first class carriages and a steward service, provided by the British Pullman Car Company. OriginsThe PCC was formed in 1882 and named after the Pullman concept… …   Wikipedia

• Pullman Company — Pullman Porter redirects here. For the 1919 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Pullman Porter The Pullman Palace Car Company, founded by George Pullman, manufactured railroad cars in the mid to late 1800s through the early decades of the 20th… …   Wikipedia

• Pullman (car or coach) — In the United States, Pullman was used to refer to railroad sleeping cars which were built and operated on most U.S. railroads by the Pullman Company (founded by George Pullman) from 1867 to December 31, 1968. It also refers to railway dining… …   Wikipedia

• Pullman — [[t]p ʊlmən[/t]] Pullmans 1) N COUNT: oft N n A Pullman is a type of train or railway carriage which is extremely comfortable and luxurious. You can also refer to a Pullman train or a Pullman carriage. [BRIT] 2) N COUNT: oft N n A Pullman or a… …   English dictionary

• pullman — [ pulman ] n. m. • 1884; pullman car 1873; mot angl. amér., du nom de l inventeur 1 ♦ Vieilli Wagon de luxe aménagé de manière particulièrement confortable. ♢ Adj. inv. Une voiture pullman. 2 ♦ Autocar très confortable. Des pullmans. 3 ♦ Fauteuil …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Pullman — sleeping car on a passenger train, 1867, Pullman car, in recognition of U.S. inventor George M. Pullman (1831 1897) of Chicago, who designed a railroad car with folding berths …   Etymology dictionary

• Pullman Strike — The Pullman Strike occurred when 3,000 Pullman Palace Car Company workers reacted to a 25% wage cut by going on a wildcat strike in Illinois on May 11, 1894, bringing traffic west of Chicago to a halt. [ Within three days 40,000 railroaders had… …   Wikipedia

• Pullman —    The comfort of many passengers in train journeys can be credited to George Mortimer Pullman (1831 1897), an American inventor and businessman. Pullman is best remembered for improving railway sleeping cars.    Pullman was born on March 3, 1831 …   Dictionary of eponyms

• Pullman loaf — The pullman loaf, sometimes called the sandwich loaf or pan bread, is a type of bread made with white flour and baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan. The French term for this style of loaf is pain de mie . In the United States, many popular mass… …   Wikipedia

• Train célèbre — Liste de trains célèbres Certains trains sont devenus légendaires. De nos jours, la raison d être de ceux qui assurent les très longs parcours est principalement l agrément mais, dans certains pays, comme la Russie ou l Inde, ils constituent… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Pullman — Pull|man [ˈpulmən] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: George M. Pullman (1831 97), U.S. inventor who designed the car;] [Sense: 2; Origin: because they were made to fit under the seats of Pullman cars] a very comfortable train carriage, or a train made… …   Dictionary of contemporary English