Pullman 的詞源

1867年，美國發明家喬治·M· Pullman（1831-1897）在芝加哥設計了一輛鐵路車廂，配有可摺疊的臥鋪，作爲乘客列車上的臥鋪車廂，被稱爲“Pullman car”。

The Pullman Sleeping Car.—"The Western World." This splendid specimen of car architecture, being one of a number of sleeping-cars to be completed for the Michigan Central road, by Mr. Pullman, has created a great sensation among railway circles east. ... The car itself is admitted by all who have seen it to be, in the matter of sleeping and cooking accessories, and superb finish, the ne plus ultra of perfection. Nothing before has been seen to equal, much less surpass it. [Western Railroad Gazette, Chicago, quoted in Appleton's Illustrated Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, New York, June, 1867]

普爾曼臥鋪車——《西方世界》。這輛由普爾曼先生爲密歇根中央鐵路完成的臥鋪車是車輛建築的傑出典範之一，在東部鐵路界引起了極大的轟動。...所有看過它的人都承認，這輛車在臥鋪和烹飪設施以及華麗的裝飾方面是無與倫比的，是完美的 ne plus ultra。以前從未見過這樣的車廂，更不用說超越它了。[《西方鐵路雜誌》，芝加哥，引自《阿普爾頓的插圖鐵路和蒸汽航行指南》，紐約，1867年6月]