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This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931© 2013 by Lawrence A. Brough All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brough, Lawrence A. The electric Pullman : a history of the Niles Car & Manufacturing Company / Lawrence A. Brough. pages cm. — (Railroads past and present) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-00790-2 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00799-5 (ebook) 1. Niles Car & Manufacturing Company. 2. Electric railroads—Cars—United States—History. 3. Railroad cars—United States—History. I. Title. TF920.B77 2013 338.7'62523—dc23 2012042356 1 2 3 4 5   18 17 16 15 14 13 This story is dedicated to the volunteers in traction and railroad museums across the country, whose dedication to the preservation of equipment and artifacts allows the rest of us to enjoy and learn railroad history. }} Contents ...

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