Lackawanna "Phoebe Snow" Boxcar Faded Glory Shirt
Lackawanna "Phoebe Snow" Boxcar Faded Glory Shirt
- Printed on Front
- 4.2 oz., 52% airlume combed and ringspun cotton, 48% polyester, 32 singles
- Shirt Color - Rust, Bella + Canvas Unisex shirt
On November 15, 1949, the Lackawanna Railroad inaugurated a new streamlined passenger train named after its long-dormant promotional symbol. The new Phoebe Snow represented the modernization of the Lackawanna passenger train fleet, and its image. The new train became Train No. 3 (westbound) and No. 6 (eastbound), which previously had been assigned to the railroad's formerly premier train, the Lackawanna Limited.
The Phoebe Snow ran on a daylight schedule between Hoboken, N.J., and Buffalo, N.Y., a trip of 396 miles (639 km), in about eight hours.[5] The train was discontinued in 1966.
Singer Phoebe Snow took her stage name from the character.[6]
The 2014 oratorio Anthracite Fields commemorates the history of anthracite mining and, in its final movement, makes reference to the Phoebe Snow campaigns using original quotes.
