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Pullman has something to teach about walkability, train and transit friendliness, and car-free living.
But it's also a case study in paternalism, with lessons for the 21st century, when new Robber Barons are building company towns in #Texas...
...like Starbase, for SpaceX employees.
Join me as I delve into the history of a town without taverns, or newspapers, whose founder was so hated he had to be buried in a lead-lined, concrete-encased coffin.
@straphanger It was a fascinating read - thanks for the slice of history
@straphanger in Canada these open bunk beds were called Sections. Since the 50s the sleeping cars only had 2 or 4 sections with rest of sleeping car being roomette sand bedrooms.
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Also North by Northwest with
Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint
@straphanger Are there any #nighttrain connections still existing in Northern America?
@rolandsiegloff Most of the long-distance trains (Southwest Chief, The Canadian, Floridian, Empire Builder, etc) are sleeper trains.
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You can look up the AMTRAK schedules to see which ones have sleeper cars. https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Not to mention the whole Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag thing.