Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...

A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...

The British may have pioneered rail engineering in the 19th century, but the dining car’s story begins in America. In 1865, engineer and industrialist George Pullman ushered in a new era of ...

Rufus Estes served presidents, a princess, and world-famous musicians as a chef on Pullman cars before becoming one of the ...

As the largest single owner of historic Pullman rail cars in the U.S., Pullman Rail Journeys is now undergoing an ardently detailed restoration of its historic Pullman rail cars that upholds the ...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources wants a group to put the hotel back in business. "It’s about safeguarding a ...

A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...

In truth, you couldn't have a Burlington intercity passenger train in the postwar era without both cars that were both silver and named for the shiny metal. In the mid-1960s, the railroad acquired ...

A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...

The luxuries of modern railroad travel were demonstrated ... of company-owned baggage and public cars coupled with matching all-room sleepers built by Pullman Co. Each has eight all-room Pullmans ...

Pullman and the Railroad Rebellion: American Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...