Lackawanna Subscription Club Car #2454

by Anthony Sacco

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Lackawanna Subscription Club Car #2454

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Anthony Sacco

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This a Whippany Railway Museum acquired passenger car. Former Delaware Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) MU Subscription Club Car No. 2454 (ex-Erie Lackawanna / NJ Transit No. 3454). The DL&W club cars dated from 1912, and operated in steam locomotive-hauled service before being rebuilt for New Jersey suburban electric MU (Multiple Unit) service in 1930. Also known as “Subscription Cars” on the DL&W, they catered to the “gentlemen’s club” set. In order to ride in the car, an individual had to be sponsored and voted in by the other members, so the membership would have had a air of exclusivity. This DL&W No. 2454 was assigned to the Hoboken to Gladstone Branch run on a train known as The Millionaire’s Express . The Gladstone club car was the only one that had a porter, and it was the only Lackawanna MU car that received air conditioning. It was cool air vented out of the ceiling via ducts from ice bunkers filled with huge blocks of ice. Many famous people road these cars, living the dream.

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November 9th, 2024

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