No.
3—The Phoebe Snow
De
Luxe Streamliner—Daily
Sleeping
Car—New York to Chicago
(via Nickel Plate No. 5)—10
Roomettes, 6 Double BR
Observation Lounge Car
(DL&W)—New York to Buffalo (Open to
all passengers)
Dining Car—New York to Buffalo
Club-Diner-Lounge Car—Buffalo to
Chicago
Reclining Seat Coaches—New York
to Chicago, New York to Buffalo, Binghamton to Syracuse
No.
6—The Phoebe Snow
De
Luxe Streamliner—Daily
Observation Lounge Car
(DL&W)—Buffalo to New York (Open to
all passengers)
Parlor Car (DL&W)—Buffalo to New York (Drawing Room) (Daily,
except Saturday)
Dining Car—Buffalo to New York
Buffet Lounge Car—Syracuse to
Binghamton
Reclining Seat Coaches—Buffalo
to New York, Syracuse to Binghamton
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, to a lesser extent, the Erie.
But in addition to its direct route, the Lackawanna had another competitive edge up its sleeve: Its steam locomotives were fueled by expensive but clean-burning anthracite as opposed to the cheaper but sooty bituminous coal universally used elsewhere. To tout this advantage, the Lackawanna's advertising department created the fictional character of "Phoebe Snow", who regularly traveled back and forth from New York to Buffalo in a white dress—which stayed white, "From morn till night, upon the Road of Anthracite."
Wartime restrictions in the First World War curbed the use of anthracite and ended Phoebe's career. But the character was not forgotten. As the Lackawanna was planning its premier streamliner on the New York - Buffalo route after World War II, it drew upon the name and image of its earlier icon to christen the new crack train. The Phoebe Snow of 1949 was the result.