Brothers visited the last Pullman passenger car they helped build in 1981. Still in service, the Amtrak superliner will roll back to its birth place.
"I was born in Pullman, raised my family in Pullman worked at Pullman Standard," Alfonso said.
"I had a lot of fun working on the cars... when the cars rolled, out I was proud that I built that car," Alfonso said.The brothers helped build the last Pullman passenger car in 1981. Still in service, the Amtrak superliner will roll back to its birth place for the first time this weekend as part of Pullman Railroad Days at the Pullman National Monument.
"Now, we're going back to the 1800s. I wasn't around at that time, but we benefited from what their struggle was at the time. Whatever they benefited in 1800s, I benefited by it," Ray said. "If you take these panels down, you see notes people write notes that they have to get a loaf of bread before going home," Alfonso said.
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