Word: comfortably
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Pullman Company was incorporated in 1867 by George Mortimer Pullman, and proved almost an instantaneous success despite the pessimistic opinion of railroad men who thought that the public would never pay the extra charge for Pullman's extra comfort. It was Pullman who substituted folding berths for lumber camp bunks, who introduced shock-absorbing springs, carpeted floors, uniformed attendants. Soon Pullman's Palace Cars had been adopted by the Michigan Central, the Great Western, the New York Central. Although many railroads attempted to install their own sleeping car service, Pullman Palaces, with constantly improved and patented features, were...