2011.005

Lukacs, Claire

Gift

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

1957 - 1957

Date(s) Created: 1957 Date(s): 1957

Good

Notes: The Phoebe Snow. A long distance passenger train that was operated by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (Lackawanna Railroad) from New York (Hoboken) to Buffalo, 1949 to 1966. The Lackawanna was known as the The Road of Anthracite (or The Anthracite Road) as well as the The Route of Phoebe Snow (or The Phoebe Snow Route.) A fictional character created for advertising campaigns about 1900, it became the name of a real route with service that started Nov. 15, 1949 and made its last trip starting Nov. 27, 1966 (as the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad; there was a hiatus from 1960 to August 1963.) While New York was listed as the point of departure or arrival, it actually operated from Lackawanna Terminal in Hoboken. Curiously, schedules listed Hoboken as mile 1.0 from or to New York as the railroad wished to make its service centered on New York City. The mile was taken as the Lackwanna Terminal's distance from the Barclay Street ferry terminal in Manhattan which the railroad owned and operated. (To depart or arrive in New York required a trip on their ferry service or the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad- later PATH - subway.) _______ Text below is uncorrected OCR scan which does provides some key words although the format is garbled. It is best to refer to the detail images of the schedule side of the sheet. To our Passengers on The Phoebe Snow: GOOD MORNING! We welcome you aboard Lackawanna's ultra-modern streamliner . . . THE PHOEBE SNOW! Its luxury coaches, Observation-Lounge car and modern dining car were specially designed and constructed to provide the latest appointments for your comfort, safety and convenience. Lackawanna's popular title is THE ROUTE OF PHOEBE SNOW. This folder is a digest of interesting highlights along this beautiful route. We hope you will con- sult it often and keep it as a souvenir of your Lackawanna journey. We wish you a most pleasant trip. LACKAWANNA RAILROAD THE ROUTE OF PHOEBE SNOW STATIONS (Elevation and Population) Time shown is DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME during Miles From New York No. 3 To Buffalo Read Down No. 6 To New York Read Up Arrive Miles From Buffalo POINTS OF INTEREST Leave % Daylijht Saving Period NEW YORK, N. Y. 1.0 10:35 AM 6:30 PM (Elev. 17; Pop. 7,891.957) HOBOKEN, N. J. 10:48 AM (Stop) 10:55 AM (Stop) 11:00 AM 11:03 AM 11:08 AM (Stop) 11:14 AM 6:16 PM (Stop) 6:07 PM (Stop) 8.8 11.6 16.2 18.8 21.1 26.5 6:00 PM 5:57 PM 5:54 PM (Stop) 5:47 PM (Elev. 7; Pop. 50,678) NEWARK, N. J. (Elev. 61; Pop. 438,776) EAST ORANGE, N. J. (Elev. 174; Pop. 79,340) (Station Stop, Brick Church) MAPLEWOOD, N. J. (Elev. 139; Pop. 25,201) SHORT HILLS, N. J. (Elev. 214; Pop. 6,500) SUMMIT, N. J. (Elev 371; Pop. 17,929) MADISON, N. J. 28.7 30.8 37.3 39.1 48.9 11:16 AM 11:19 AM 5:45 PM 5:42 PM (Elev. 263; Pop. 10,417) CONVENT, N. J. MORRISTOWN, N. J. 11:27 AM 5 :34 PM 11:33 AM (Stop) 11:42 AM 5:27 PM (Stop) 5:18 PM (Elev. 336; Pop. 17,124) DENVILLE, N. J. (Elev. 525; Pop. 6,055) DOVER, N. J. (Elev. 571; Pop. 11,174) LAKE HOPATCONG, N. J. 12:04 PM (Stop) 12:16 PM 65.8 4:57 PM (Stop) 78.2 4:42 PM 12:26 PM (Stop) 12:48 PM (Stop) 1:01 PM 4:35 PM (Stop) 4:12 PM (Stop) 4:02 PM 95.6 103.6 1:05 PM (Stop) 1:50 PM (Stop) 3:58 PM (Stop) 3:15 PM (Stop) 134.1 153.1 162.9 192.7 (Elev. 908; Pop. 639) BLAIRSTOWN, N. J. on New Jersey "Cut-Oil" (Elev. 576; Pop. 1,571) DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa (Elev. 313; Pop. 734) STROUDSBURGand EAST STROUDSBURG, PA. (Elev. 426; Comb. Pop. 13,635) CRESCO,PA. (Elev. 1,201; Pop. 350) MT. POCONO, PA. (Elev. 1,657; Pop. 619) POCONO SUMMIT, PA. (Elev. 1,826; Pop. 297) SCRANTON, PA. 2:16 PM 2 :46 PM 2:24 PM 3:03 PM (Stop) 2 :37 PM 2:07 PM (Stop) (Elev. 773; Pop. 125,536) TUNKHANNOCK VIADUCT (Nicholson, Pa.) MARTIN'S CREEK VIADUCT (Kingsley, Pa.) BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 3.07 PM 3:14 PM (Stop) 3 :31 PM (Stop) 3:52 PM (Stop) 195.4 200.7 213.4 232.0 249.7 267.7 286.6 319.5 333.7 340.3 390.8 396.2 1:53 PM 1:47 PM (Stop) 1:31 PM (Stop) 1:08 PM (Stop) (Elev. 862; Pop. 80,674) JOHNSON CITY, N. Y. (Elev. 854; Pop. 19,249) VESTAL-END ICOTT, N. Y. (Elev. 828; Comb. pop. 28,952) OWEGO, N. Y. (Elev. 813; Pop. 5,350) WAVERLY, N. Y. 4:15 PM (Stop) 12:48 PM (Stop) 12:23 PM (Stop) (Elev. 823; Pop. 6,037) ELMIRA, N. Y. 4:35 PM (Stop) 4:56 PM (Stop) 5 :29 PM (Stop) (Elev. 854; Pop. 49,716) CORNING, N. Y. 12 :03 PM (Stop) 11:28 AM (Stop) (Elev. 955; Pop. 17,684) BATH, N. Y. (Elev. 1,099; Pop. 5,416) 5 :48 PM (Stop) 5:56 PM 11 :11 AM (Stop) 11:00 AM 6:45 PM 10:14 AM 7:05 PM Arrive 10:05 AM Leave DANSVILLE, N. Y. (Elev. 1,023; Pop. 5,253) MOUNT MORRIS, N. Y. (Elev. 576; Pop. 3,450) GREIGSVILLE, N. Y. (Elev. 759; Pop. 45) EAST BUFFALO, N. Y. 10:15 AM (Barclay St. Ferry) 6:55 PM ( Barclay St. Ferry) BUFFALO, N. Y. (Elev. 601; Pop. 580,132) Over three million people enter and leave New York City daily. Its famous skyline is viewed by thousands of pas- sengers on Lackawanna ferry boats plying between Ho- boken and New York City. Lackawanna is second of New Jersey railroads in the number of commuters trans- ported to and from Greater New York. Most densely populated city in the U. S. One square mile n area. Home of Stevens Institute of Technology. LACKAWANNA TERMINUS, with Passenger Termi- nal, Freight Terminal and Terminal Warehouse, covers 225 acres. Warehouse alone, with more than 1,132,000 square feet of floor space, covers four square city blocks. WEST END. A junction, after passing through Bergen Tunnel. Here the diesel-powered Boonton Line, over which Lackawanna through-freight is handled, branches off. The metropolis of N. J., a great manufacturing, business and professional center. City of beautiful homes and modern apartments, this is one of the finest suburban sections near New York City. $ 1.000,000 municipal center opposite Lackawanna East Orange Station. Incorporated in 1922, Maplewood is the youngest and one of the most progressive suburban communities. Baltusrol Golf Club, suburban homes and mountain estates. On crest of First Watchung Mountain, a barrier against British in Revolutionary War. Kent Place School for Girls, Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Canoe Brook Country Club, Bell Telephone Laboratories at nearby Murray Hill. Suburban community with rich historical background. Known as "The Rose City" because of its numerous greenhouses. Million-dollar Municipal Bldg. opp. Lacka- wanna Station is gift of Mrs. Marcellus Hartley Dodge, as memorial to her son. Seat of Drew University and Theological Seminary. Historical College of St. Elizabeth, first Catholic women's college to confer degrees. Historical Colonial town where Washington spent two winters during Revolutionary War. In Morristown Na- tional Historical Park are Ford House Museum, Fort Nonsense, Jockey Hollow and Tempe Wick House. First Morse magnetic telegraph demonstration 1838. Famous lake district and summer resort. Junction of Morristown Line and Boonton Line. Estling Lake on left*, Indian Lake on right*. A thriving industrial town. Lackawanna suburban elec- tric line Terminus. 9 miles long with 40 miles of shore line, this lake is a beautiful and popular summer resort. NEW JERSEY "CUT-OFF", great modern engineering feat, between Lake Hopatcong and Slateford Junction, Pa. Over 28 miles long; has world's largest railroad embankment, concrete viaducts over Paulin's Kill and Delaware River. Note panoramic view of Kittatinny Range where Dela- ware River cuts through to form the famous Delaware Water Gap. Blair Academy (boys preparatory school) here. Village named for the Gap (see Blairstown). Baedeker calls this one of the 15 points of greatest scenic beauty in the U. S. Mt. Minsi on left*, Mt. Tammany on right*. 300.6 243.1 233.3 203.5 Two thriving towns at the foothills of the Poconos. Gateway to Pocono Mountain resorts. Station for Moun- tain Home, Canadensis, Buck Hill Falls and Skytop. In the heart of the Poconos. See the magnificent view of rolling hills and valleys. Delaware Water Gap in the distance. Station for Pocono resorts-Pocono Manor, Pocono Crest, Pocono Pines. Hemmed in by mountains, Scranton, the capital city of the anthracite mining industry, lies in the Lackawanna Valley. Also iron and steel products, textiles, Lackawanna Diesel Locomotive and Repair Shop. International Cor- respondence School, University of Scranton, Marywood College. LACKAWANNA STATION, French Renaissance archi- tecture, designed by Edward Langley c£ Scranton and Kenneth Murchinson of New York. Interior enriched with marble and Grueby tile ornamentation and 36 murals showing scenes along the Lackawanna route. Largest concrete railroad bridge in the world. Length 2,375 feet; height, 240 feet above valley and 300 feet above bed rock foundations. Total length over all of 1,600 feet, 150 feet above bed of creek. Viaduct consists of 11 spans. Attractive residential, civic and commercial center and metropolis of the Triple Cities . . . Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott. Confluence of Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. JUNCTION of LACKAWANNA MAIN LINE and SYRACUSE and UTICA BRANCH LINES. 200.8 Pioneer plant of Endicott-Johnson Corp., world's second largest shoe factory. 195.5 Headquarters and several factories of Endicott-Johnson Corp., and of International Business Machines Cor- poration. 182.8 Southeastern gateway to the Beautiful Finger Lakes region. Connecting point for Ithaca. 164.2 This town has the advantages of rich Chemung and Tioga Valley farmlands. Rich also in Indian lore and Revolu- tionary history. Spanish Hill, the fortress of the Red Men, is located here. 146.5 Important manufacturing and commercial center located on both sides of the Chemung River. College for Women, State Reformatory, and the Mark Twain Study on cam- pus of Elmira College where humorist wrote between 1874 and 1903. Mark Twain is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira. 128.5 Glass making is this city's principal industry. The new Corning Glass Center is a place you will want to visit. Here was made the 200-inch Mount Palomar Observatory telescope, largest single piece of glass ever cast. 109.6 Steuben county seat, gateway to great wine-producing country. U. S. Veteran Administration Hospital here. 76.7 Note magnificent panoramic view of the Genesee Valley. Here Clara Barton founded the first local chapter of the 62.5 55.9 5.4 0 American Red Cross. Bernarr [Bernard] Macfadden Health Resort can be seen from car windows; Genesee River; large canning industries. International Salt Company's Retsof Mine, largest rock salt mine in the U.S.A. Its perimeter of 15 miles encom- passes tunnels more than 2 -1/2 miles long - a quarter-mile below the surface. Locomotive and car repair shops of the Lackawanna Railroad; large classification yard for freight distribution. Eighth among the nation's industrial centers and second largest railroad center. Buffalo (on Lake Erie) is the New York Harbor of the Great Lakes. Residential sec- tions are noted for broad avenues, mansions, modern apartments, beautiful churches, parks and parkways. Former home of Presidents Fillmore and Cleveland. LACKAWANNA RAILROAD TERMINAL is also station for the Nickel Plate Railroad. Adjacent to Terminal are docks of the Great Lakes Steamship Lines. 396.2 395.2 389.8 387.0 382.4 379.8 377.5 372.1 369.9 367.8 361.3 357.1 347.3 330.4 318.0 313.6 *- Direction indicated on Westward trip. On Eastward trip "left" becomes "right", etc. RELAX IN THE OBSERVATION-LOUNGE CAR For your day-time leisure, the Observation-Lounge car open to all passen- gers, provides additional comfort aboard The Phoebe Snow. The Observation- Lounge car is of latest design, thoughtfully and richly furnished with deep, soft easy chairs . . . tables and settees . . . magazine library . . . refresh- ment bar and many other conveniences that add to the pleasure of your trip. 10-27-57-20M Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-05-09