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  1. 1831-1901. US engineer who developed the
  2. Pullman railway car. In an attempt to improve
  3. the standard of comfort of rail travel, he
  4. built his first Pioneer Sleeping Car 1863. He
  5. formed the Pullman Palace Car Company 1867
  6. and in 1881 the town of Pullman, Illinois,
  7. was built for his workers.
  8.