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Posted by Avid reader on Tue Sep 15 12:41:07 2026, in response to Re: Tusca Almnc for Sept 14 Photo, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Tue Sep 15 10:28:50 2026. Lackawanna Boonton Line commuter coaches, commonly nicknamed "Wyatt Earp" cars due to their old-fashioned, Western-style open vestibules, were iconic steel commuter coaches used extensively on the DL&W Boonton Line and survive in museums and preserved railways today.Historical Context The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) ordered open vestibule commuter coaches in the 1910s specifically for the Boonton Line, a suburban commuter route out of Hoboken, New Jersey. Despite newer closed-vestibule designs becoming standard on other railroads around 1900, the DL&W deliberately retained the older open-vestibule layout for its frequent-stop commuter service, offering multiple entrances for rapid boarding and heating via steam systems RAILROAD.NET +1 . Because of their Western-looking open ends, these coaches later became known as “Wyatt Earp” cars, while also being referred to as Boonton coaches due to their heavy usage on the Boonton Branch Whippany Railway Museum +1 . They were all-steel construction but retained visual elements resembling 19th-century wooden coaches, like clerestory roofs, open windows, and traditional platform entrances Mid-Continent Railway Museum +1 . Surviving |
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