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Safety FirstLast and All the Time

A P U L L M A N is about the safestplace in which one can spendone's time. Bathtubs are responsiblefor far more accidents, smoking inbed is vastly more dangerous; andthe household step ladder is b y

comparison a man-kil l ing device.The sturdiness o f scientifically

fabricated steel constitutes the basisof Pullman security. The car's steelunderframe, weighing fifteen tons,rides on 6-wheel trucks that weigh

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twenty - four t ons ;every ounce o f steelis of such quality, soframed and adaptedto its function, as togive the maximum ofprotective service.

This steel under-frame is the backboneof Pullman construc-tion, the basic guar-antee of safety.

How near Pullman

has come to realizing its ioo per centsafety ideal is shown by authorita-tive figures on the nation's accidentrecord. The National Safety Coun-cil and the U. S. Bureau of Censusaccounted for nearly 96,000 fatalaccidents in 1928. Automobile acci-dents cost over 26,000 lives; falls,

7,000; drowning, 8,500; and burns6,500. One-fourth of fatal accidentshappened to persons in their ownhomes.

Against this, consider t h a t i n

1929 Only 114 railroad passengerslost their lives, and of these only 8were in Pullmans—drowned whena train crashed through a bridgeweakened b y a mountain cloud-burst. B u t f o r this, n o Pul lmanpassenger would have lost his life in1929; yet i n that year ha l f of allrailroad travel mileage was coveredin Pullmans, a n d Pul lman pas-sengers numbered just about one-third the country's population. Thatrecord is a characteristic showing;

so early as 1916 thePullman Companywon the AmericanMuseum o f Safe-ty's Grand Prizein its Exposition ofSafety and Sani-tation.

In its beginningsthe Pullman organ-ization found carsof wood; now theyare steel. The inef- JOURNEY'S END

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ficient hand-brakewas universal whenPullman began build-ing cars. The air-brake was adoptedas soon as inventionmade i t available.Pullman found carswith eight wheels,and m a d e t h e msafer a n d easier-riding with twelve;found them wi th-

out springs, and gave them the bestthat science and experience couldproduce; found them with the dead-ly l ink and p in , and consistentlyadopted every proved device f o rsafety couplings; found them un-ventilated, with fiat roofs, and gavethem the raised upper deck and ex-haust ventilation.

Pullman invention produced whatis regarded as one of the greatest fac-tors in safe railroad travel, the ves-tibule, with, later, anti-telescoping

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construction at carends. When to thiswas added the all-steel car body, withalmost nothing toburn, the Pullmanbecame the safestof vehicles. There-fore, it has becomequite a matter o fcourse to read "thepassengers i n thePullmans escaped

injury." Pul lmanvapor heating usesno live steam; pas-sengers cannot bescalded. The floorlights guide the tra-veler through aislesat night. Deviceswhich few passen-gers notice protectfrom accidents. Howmany would noticethe anti-pinch shield

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at doors, protecting fingers from be-ing caught between door and frame?People sometimes smile at the slot fordiscarded safety razor blades; theywouldn't i f they knew the hands andfingers cut by blades tossed amongsoiled towels, to be gathered thenceby porters and car cleaners.

Headboards between berths wereformerly removable; stored in the up-per berth by day. Heavy and cum-bersome, their handling was danger-ous, so they were fixed permanently

in place. The safety ladder to theupper berth hooks to a rod at theberth's edge so that i t cannot fall,eliminating other possible accidents.

The stepping box at car entrancehas saved countless accidents; en-larged for more solidity and widerfooting, its carpeted surface permit-ted feet to slip; so an anti-slip surfacewas applied. High heels sometimescaught in the hand-hold in the box'stop; so that was changed to the side.There briefly is the evolution of one

Pullman safety device; seeming al-most trivial, i t has prevented manymishaps.

Railroad cars once disseminateddisease. Then Pullman dictated me-ticulous cleanliness; drinking water,certified by the U. S. Public HealthService, must not come in contactwith ice; sanitary drinking cups; up-holstery, linen, bedding, hangings,scrupulously clean, and cars vacuumcleaned.

Refinements aiming at safety and

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Injuries to eyes leave thousands blind, or with impairedsight. Pullman. enforcing use of goggles in shops, hasalmost eliminated such accidents.

comfort would include the upperberth safety strap; rounded cornerson all parts within the car; holdersand checks on doors; steel part i -tions; dust and cinder deflectors out-side windows; "Watch Your Step"cautions; warnings against standingon the platform; and scores of others.Yet the chief of Pullman safety meas-ures is unceasing insistence that onlythe best be used in Pullman buildingor service: Pullman pride in seventyyears' tradition of safety.

Obviously, no equipment could in-sure safety without a trained, disci-plined, expert personnel. The safety-first tradition is bred in the bone;safety alike for passenger and em-ploye. Thus every employe in Pull-man car building and repair shopsmust wear goggles while on duty;visitors are provided with them. Eyeaccidents cost American industriesS50,000,000 a year, but in the Pull-man industries they have been prac-tically eliminated.

From i ts beginnings before the P u l l m a n ticket rates with wise tra-civil war, the Pullman organization v e l e r s close akin t o an insurancehas stressed safety. Tha t is why a p o l i c y .

PASSENGERS

SHOULD NOT STAND ON PLATFORMAND MUST NOT OPEN VESTIBULE DOORS

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on sale at 4,200 railroad ticketoffices in the United States.

It is advisable to secure yourPullman accommodations atthe earliest moment.

All ticket agents and Pull-man employes will help you inarranging this detail of yourjourney.

P r n t e d I n U . S A .

T H I S I S O N E O F A S E R I E S O F T W E L V E B O O K L E T S ,T H E T I T L E S B E I N G A S F O L L O W S :

I. Service You Get With Your Pullman Ticket2. The Evolution of the Pullman Car3. The World's Greatest Housekeeper4- Building a Pullman Car5. Safety First, Last and A l l the Time6. Scientific Venti lation in a Pullman7. How a Pullman Car Is LightedB. Hidden Mechanisms of a Pullman Car9. The Pullman Bureau of Tests

to. The Peripatetics of a Pullman Cart 1. Exploding the Myth of Cheaper European Rates12. Travel the Educator

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