“The Last Pullman Car began when some of the workers approached us about the struggle they were in to save the last American manufacture of rail cars. Over the next few months we began to see that their story was a story about the future of America and they began to trust us enough to let us into the center of the conflict.”
- Gordon Quinn, Artistic Director and Co-founder of Kartemquin Films
The Last Pullman Car is out on DVD today. Place your orders!
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Unions from across Illinois rally in Springfield in protest of anti-labor legislation, 1981 | The Last Pullman Car (via Labor)
Commemorate Labor Day this year by tuning in to Chicago’s WTTW at 10 p.m. for The Last Pullman Car
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Detailed train map, including all elevated lines, 1921, Chicago.
FILM: The Last Pullman Car
The Bar Car on the Chicago North Shore Electric Line, 1968, Chicago. Francis Miller.
FILM: The Last Pullman Car
The Nuts and Bolts of High-Speed Rail
California lawmakers gave the green light to the first phase of construction of high-speed rail in the state. Does this mean that America is on track for faster, sleeker trains? What potential speed bumps still lie ahead? Railroad engineer Christopher Barkan discusses the costs, benefits, and state of the technology.
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