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Boxcar, 50 Foot, PS-1

Vehicle - Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - 50 Foot, PS-1
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NameBoxcar, 50 Foot, PS-1
RegionNorth America
CategoryRail
TypeRolling Stock (Freight)
SubTypeBoxcar
Variety50 Foot, PS-1
ManufacturerPullman (Details)
EraNA Era III: Transition (1939 - 1957)



History: The Pullman Standard or PS-1 design was one of the most popular and was widely used by North American railroads. These boxcars were built beginning in 1947 and share the same basic design, with certain elements such as door size, door style or roof type varying among the different railroads and production years. When production of these cars ceased in 1963, over 100,000 had been produced.

The original PS-1 measured 40 foot in length, but Pullman Standard also offered 50′ and later 60′ boxcars – also with the PS-1 designation.
Railroad/Company:
The Pullman Car Company, founded by George Pullman, manufactured railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the early decades of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States. Its workers initially lived in a planned worker community (or "company town") named Pullman, Chicago. Pullman developed the sleeping car, which carried his name into the 1980s. Pullman did not just manufacture the cars: he also operated them on most of the railroads in the United States, paying railroad companies to couple the cars to trains. The labor union associated with the company, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which was founded and organized by A. Philip Randolph, was one of the most powerful African-American political entities of the 20th century. The company also built thousands of streetcars and trolley buses for use in cities.

Item Links: We found: 2 different collections associated with Rail - Rolling Stock (Freight) - 50 Foot, PS-1
Item created by: gdm on 2018-01-19 14:31:39. Last edited by Alain LM on 2020-05-08 05:35:50

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