Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...

A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...

The Pullman model — a long-wheelbase six-seat variant — has been particularly popular with this select clientele. This week, the German automaker announced the latest version of the car, the ...

He saw the potential for luxury sleepers in Europe and set about transforming ... René Lalique to design the Orient Express’ new Pullman cars. They featured elegant marquetry and molded glass ...

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Inside the B&O Railroad Museum, you'll find centuries' worth of railroad history. Much of it is also Black history.

In Philadelphia, a special federal court last week decided who will be permitted to buy Pullman’s sleeping-car company. Its choice: a combine of 52 railroads which already use 96% of Pullman’s ...