Heavyweight Business Car - Ready to Run -- Chessie Steam Special #18 (yellow, gray, orange)

Founded by George Pullman in the late 1860s, the Pullman Company emerged as the epitome of the passenger train industry during the Golden Age of rail travel spanning the first half of the 20th century. Renowned for its luxurious passenger cars, particularly its sleeping cars, Pullman became synonymous with comfort and elegance in rail travel. At the zenith of rail travel, numerous railroads opted to outfit their entire fleets with Pullman cars, proudly boasting of their All Pullman equipped trains. Typically positioned at the rear of a passenger train, these cars featured windows or a platform at the rear for passengers to enjoy the view.