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Rates of Fare, 1884

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Case Pullman 10/00/03

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

Sleeping car company formed in 1866 by Webster Wagner and controlled after 1868 by Cornelius Vanderbilt of the New York Central. In 1886, after several lackluster years following the 1882 death of Wagner, the name of this major Pullman competitor was changed by its new chief executive, William Seward Webb, to the Wagner Palace Car Company. Pullman finally purchased Wagner in 1899 for 36.5 million dollars.

Financial, securities, and Operating records. Financial records include a ledger, 1885-1888, and a journal, 1885-1886. Securities records include stock ledgers, 1875-1888, and an 1885 stock certificate. Operating documents include agreements with the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railway, 1885-1905, and the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, 1880-1915, and rates of fare, 1884.

See also records of the Wagner Palace Car Company, Record Group 10/00/09, Pullman Company Archives.

Dates

  • Creation: 1884

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Pullman Company records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

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Repository Details

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