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Waffles
Was it just luxury sleeping cars? Did they build street cars/trolleys there as well? I know the Pullman company manufactured both of those but I'm not sure what was exactly made at the factory in Chicago. As for the time period I'm looking for 1910-1930ish.
Any info would be tons of help!
Answer
Pullman Coaches http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Company It was the only place in the US where sleeping cars were built for the US Railroads also it was the home of the Pullman Porters who worked on each Pullman Car. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_porters
Also see http://www.newberry.org/collections/PullmanGuide.pdf for more info.
Pullman Coaches http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Company It was the only place in the US where sleeping cars were built for the US Railroads also it was the home of the Pullman Porters who worked on each Pullman Car. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_porters
Also see http://www.newberry.org/collections/PullmanGuide.pdf for more info.
Why do Americans live such short lives compared to the rest of the world?
Lisa
I guess it's our healthcare and food that sucks compared to the rest of the world because we rank 38th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
How can that happen to Americans?
Answer
If you look at the statistics for people past the age of 25, our life expectancies are actually comparable to those of other countries. Our infant mortality rates are on par with other Western nations, but we lose lots of young people because the country's wealth gives us access to opportunities most of the world's people don't have. For instance, the average 17-year-old in Europe, Africa or Asia doesn't have a car. And auto accidents inflate the death statistics for teens and young adults in the US because we take for granted something other countries consider a luxury.
It's not our health care and food or people from other countries wouldn't come here to take part in the abundance. But you need to pick apart the mortality statistics to find out that the data is skewed. Since the figures are averaged, it appears that we're dying younger. But if you consider that our mortality rates among young people are elevated because of the wealth we enjoy, you'll see that if a person doesn't die of carelessness before the age of 25, he/she stands a very high chance of outliving people from most countries.
If you look at the statistics for people past the age of 25, our life expectancies are actually comparable to those of other countries. Our infant mortality rates are on par with other Western nations, but we lose lots of young people because the country's wealth gives us access to opportunities most of the world's people don't have. For instance, the average 17-year-old in Europe, Africa or Asia doesn't have a car. And auto accidents inflate the death statistics for teens and young adults in the US because we take for granted something other countries consider a luxury.
It's not our health care and food or people from other countries wouldn't come here to take part in the abundance. But you need to pick apart the mortality statistics to find out that the data is skewed. Since the figures are averaged, it appears that we're dying younger. But if you consider that our mortality rates among young people are elevated because of the wealth we enjoy, you'll see that if a person doesn't die of carelessness before the age of 25, he/she stands a very high chance of outliving people from most countries.
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