Pullman

Meanings

1. A railroad passenger car; especially one of the luxurious ones named after the eponymous Pullman Palace Car Company.
2. A train made up of Pullman coaches.

1. A surname, notably that of George Pullman.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A neighbourhood of Richmond, Contra Costa County, California, named after the Pullman Company.
4. A community area and neighbourhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, formerly a company town founded by George Pullman.
5. An unincorporated community in Lee Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
6. A neighbourhood of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.
7. A city in Whitman County, Washington.
8. A town in Ritchie County, West Virginia.

Etymology

Ellipsis of Pullman car, after the Pullman Palace Car Company, named after American engineer and industrialist George Pullman (1831–1897).