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  1. Pullman Cars–Changes over Time

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    April 24, 2015 by Pamela Nowak

    Most standard Pullman sleeper cars were open-section cars. A section referred to two facing seats which formed a lower berth …
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  2. Carousel Number 6

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    April 17, 2015 by Pamela Nowak

    Carousel Number 6, the sixth carousel produced by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, was purchased by Tom and Mary Long for …
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  3. Pullman Car History

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    April 10, 2015 by Pamela Nowak

    The Cumberland Valley Railroad introduced sleeping cars around 1838 (some sources say 1836). These early cars were primative, with three …
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  4. Early Automobiles

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    April 3, 2015 by Pamela Nowak

    The earliest automobiles were steam carriages. Visionaries began talking about them as early as 1786. Numerous experiments were made over …
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