Pullman 的词源

1867年，乘客列车上的卧铺车厢，Pullman car，以美国发明家乔治·M·Pullman（1831-1897年，芝加哥）命名，他设计了一种带有折叠床铺的铁路车厢。

The Pullman Sleeping Car.—"The Western World." This splendid specimen of car architecture, being one of a number of sleeping-cars to be completed for the Michigan Central road, by Mr. Pullman, has created a great sensation among railway circles east. ... The car itself is admitted by all who have seen it to be, in the matter of sleeping and cooking accessories, and superb finish, the ne plus ultra of perfection. Nothing before has been seen to equal, much less surpass it. [Western Railroad Gazette, Chicago, quoted in Appleton's Illustrated Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, New York, June, 1867]

Pullman Sleeping Car（普尔曼卧铺车厢）——《西方世界》。这款精美的车厢建筑典范，是普尔曼先生为密歇根中央铁路即将完成的一系列卧铺车厢之一，在东部铁路界引起了极大轰动……所有见过这款车厢的人都承认，在卧铺和烹饪配件以及卓越的工艺上，它是完美的ne plus ultra（顶尖之作）。之前没有任何东西能与之相媲美，更不用说超越它了。[《西方铁路公报》，芝加哥，摘自《阿普尔顿插图铁路与蒸汽导航指南》，纽约，1867年6月]