Armchair PuzzlesCalm, large-print word searches
The Golden Age of Rail
Travel & Places · Classic

The Pullman Car

PDF
E
U
P
W
N
L
S
T
R
A
R
T
O
H
A
F
L
E
O
N
N
A
R
I
A
B
V
S
A
R
G
F
T
S
N
E
E
M
A
G
N
R
E
T
N
A
L
R
S
E
I
D
R
L
R
L
V
A
T
L
D
T
E
E
U
N
E
I
E
H
I
I
N
P
P
R
T
L
C
E
S
I
S
I
O
H
A
S
R
E
D
N
H
A
I
T
A
C
N
B

A few of the words

PULLMAN
George Pullman introduced his first sleeping car on the Chicago & Alton Railroad in 1865, setting a new standard for overnight travel comfort.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PORTER
Pullman porters were almost exclusively African American men; their skilled, dignified service made the cars run, and many went on to lead civil rights organizing efforts in the 20th century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
BERTH
Upper berths were cheaper and popular with solo travelers; the gentle rocking of the car on the rails was said to make them the best bed in America for falling asleep fast.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
VELVET
Early Pullman interiors used deep-pile velvet upholstery in rich burgundy and forest green — colors chosen to hide soot and look sumptuous by gaslight.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

armchairpuzzles.com · free large-print word searches

More about this theme & how to play

Pullman car word search · free large-print, printable, no sign-up

The Pullman Car: a free large-print word search

Pullman car word search — free and large-print. Crisp linen, a swaying berth, the porter's quiet knock, and the night rolling past the window.

About Travel & Places

At its height, the Pullman Palace Car Company operated more sleeping cars than any railroad in America, turning an overnight journey into something close to a luxury hotel on wheels. Passengers settled into plush velvet seats as the porter made up the berths with starched white linen, dimmed the lanterns, and drew the curtains against the rushing dark. By morning, the dining car gleamed with silver and pressed tablecloths, and the landscape outside the window had quietly changed from plains to mountains — the whole country rearranging itself while you slept.

How to play

  1. 1
    Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
  2. 2
    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
  3. 3
    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

Want a printable version? Print this puzzle →

More word searches in The Golden Age of Rail

The Railroad CrewThe men who ran the line — conductors, engineers, and iron-road grit.The Steam LocomotiveCoal, steam, and iron — the thundering heart of the rails.The Transcontinental RailroadGolden spike, two railroads, one nation joined by iron rails.
See all in The Golden Age of Rail →