Pullman Co. - 1910-1925 dated Rail Car Stock Certificate - Great Railroad History

Stock printed by Republic Bank Note Co.-Pittsburgh, PA. or American Bank Note Company, New York. Great Portrait of George Pullman. Available in Orange or Blue. Please specify color.

The Pullman Car Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Through rapid late nineteenth century development of mass production, & takeover of rivals, the company developed a virtual monopoly on production & ownership of sleeper cars. At its peak in the early 20th century, its cars accommodated 26 million people a year, & it in effect operated "the largest hotel in the world". Its production workers initially lived in a planned worker community (or "company town") named Pullman, Chicago.

Pullman developed the sleeping car, which carried his name into the 1980s. Pullman did not just manufacture the cars, it also operated them on most of the railroads in the United States, paying railroad companies to couple the cars to trains; in return, by the mid-20th century, these railroads would own Pullman outright. The labor union associated w/ the company, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, founded & organized by A. Philip Randolph, was one of the most powerful African-American political entities of the 20th century. The company also built thousands of streetcars & trolley buses for use in cities. Post World War II changes in automobile & airplane transport led to a steep decline in the company's fortunes. It folded in 1968, w/ a successor company continuing operations until 1981. Read more at Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Company