1859
" OLD No. 9" THE
FIRST PULLMAN CAR: The first Pullman sleeper, built
1859, was a
reconstructed
day coach, 40 feet long or about half the present
length. Except wheels and axles, it was practically
all wood. The roof was flat and so low a tall man
was liable to bump his head. The seats were immovable;
two small wood-burning stoves furnished heat. Lighted
with candles, it had at each end a small toilet
room large enough for one person, with tin wash basin
in the open and water from the drinking faucet.
There
were ten upper and ten lower berths; mattresses
and blankets, but no sheets. But it was the best
yet.
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