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When did the Pullman Co. stop operating? Last participating railroads?

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When did the Pullman Co. stop operating? Last participating railroads?
Posted by 081552 on Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:39 PM
When did the Pullman Co. stop operating? I think it was 1969.
Who were the last railroads that used Pullman cars?
Who owned the equipment in the late 60s?

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Posted by Poppa_Zit on Saturday, May 13, 2006 7:11 PM
Another question here that a quick Google could have answered.

Go here, read and then check out the links it offers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Company
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Monday, May 15, 2006 6:31 AM
The Pullman Company ceased operations of sleeping cars in 1968 or 1969. Since the late 1940's, the individual railroads owned most of the sleeping cars and leased them to Pullman for operation. Pullman also directly owned a reserve fleet of older heavyweight cars for operation in peak periods and specials such as troop trains.
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