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Sound like a college fight song? Oh yeah! But it's also the name of John Ringling's railroad car prior to the JOMAR. And the mighty "W" is now in the Circus Museum on the grounds of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. But no stampedes, please. It'll be available for viewing after some neatening up.

Both the Wisconsin and the JOMAR were products of the original Pullman Palace Car Company founded in 1867 by George Mortimer Pullman. The unique place he made for himself among nineteenth century industrial leaders is attested by the fact that his name appears in the dictionaries of twenty languages as a noun connoting the utmost in safety, comfort and luxury in land transportation vehicles.

Mr. Pullman died in October 1897 but the company continued its very active growth management policy by purchasing its competitors. In 1899 the company took over its last opposition, the Wagner Sleeping Car Company.

Aren't you as glad as I am about that? Who would want to sleep in a Wagner?