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Phoebe Snow was a named passenger train that ran between Hoboken, New Jersey and Buffalo, New York from 1949 to 1966. It was operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the Erie Lackawanna Railway, and featured a tavern-lounge car and a fast schedule.
Aug 24, 2024 · Listed as the DL&W's trains #3 and #6, the Phoebe Snow could make the run from New York/Hoboken and Buffalo in just over eight hours, with an average train speed of around 48 mph.
Phoebe Snow was a fictional model created by Earnest Elmo Calkins to promote the Lackawanna Railroad and its clean-burning anthracite coal. The character was featured in advertisements, poems, a film, and a train named after her.
Jul 6, 2023 · Learn about the history and legacy of Phoebe Snow, a name and image that promoted Lackawanna's passenger service for over a century. From a 1900s advertising campaign to a 1949 streamliner, Phoebe Snow was a symbol of the railroad's quality and style.
Meet Phoebe Snow, the Fictional Woman Who Gave Glamour to Train Travel—and Coal?! The 1909 board game featuring Phoebe Snow and her train journeys. (The Liman Collection, New-York Historical Society) Phoebe Snow lives up to her surname. She has pale skin and is dressed entirely in white.
Feb 10, 2008 · July 1954 timetable for the Phoebe Snow passenger train at Streamliner Schedules. When the Lackawanna completed its line from Binghamton to Buffalo in 1882, it suddenly found itself in possession of the shortest route from the New York metropolitan area [Hoboken, NJ] to Buffalo—and in direct competition with the mighty New York Central and ...
Nov 12, 2021 · The November 11th meeting honored the 72nd anniversary of the inaugural of the famous Phoebe Snow passenger train with a presentation by Genesee Valley Transportation president David Monte...
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