Steamtown NHS
- Pennsylvania
photo: National Park Service
Why go there?
Steamtown National Historic Site is a 62 acre railroad museum in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W). The museum is built around a working turntable and a roundhouse that are largely replications of the original DL&W facilities; the roundhouse, for example, has been reconditioned to appear as it did in 1952. The museum's mission is to "preserve and interpret steam railroading in America," and it offers a variety of exhibits, educational programs, and special events throughout the year. Steamtown NHS is also home to an active heritage railroad, the Steamtown Scenic Railroad, which offers passengers a chance to ride on vintage trains through the scenic Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.
