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The History of Railroad Sleeping Cars
150th Anniversary Symposium
Held at Chicago (Pullman), Illinois
April 23 – 26, 2009
Dinner Sat 25th 5pm - evening
| Location: | Illinois, United States |
| Symposium Date: | 2009-04-25 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2009-04-22 |
| Announcement ID: |
168292 |
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Activities are to include:
Historic Lectures about all types of sleeping cars, the trains, the porters the people, and the village of Pullman
Photographs –prints and digital slide shows of many sleeping cars
Tours of the historic Pullman factory buildings and village exhibiting the unique late 19th century architecture
Tours of historic station sites, current Metra and Amtrak train stations and operations in Chicago
Dinner featuring Pullman dining car menu selections featured Diner presentation by James D. Porterfield: Fine Dining a la George Pullman: The Cars and the Cuisine that Made Long Distance Trains Possible. The reception, displays, book signings and dinner will be held at the Phil Stefani's Signature Restaurant (Pier 37) within the Harborside International Golf Course. After the dinner - invited slide shows of sleeping cars, Chicago's trains, and terminals
Field trip to the Pullman Library and the sleeping cars and other railroad equipment at the Illinois Railway Museum, in Union, Illinois
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