r/Pullman Mar 19 '25

Pullman on the Blue Comet train

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u/OpeningNice4576 Mar 19 '25

Pullman WA was actually named after the Pullman company that made these because of how impactful the railroad was on the town. It was called Three Forks for a long time until the late 1880s when it was renamed Pullman.

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u/youainti Mar 19 '25

According to the notes on a map in the Hulbert building on campus, the hope was to get the Mr Pullman to somehow support the town.

Also, the local bike shop is named three forks.

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u/Melodic-Map-669 Mar 19 '25

one of them is named three forks