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| 1882 deaths | |
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After serving as an employee for the New York Central Railroad , Wagner invented the sleeping car and luxurious parlor car. He also perfected a system of ventilating railroad cars. His inventions were first used on the NY Central and later spread to other lines. He founded the Wagner Palace Car Company, located in Buffalo, New York . Several legal battles with the Pullman Company failed to put him and his partners out of business. He also served in the New York Assembly and Senate. He was married to the former Susan Davis and had a family of five children. He died in a rail accident on Friday the 13th of January, 1882, while riding in one of his sleeping cars, in the Bronx, New York . EXTERNAL LINKS
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