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Steamtown National Historic Site was created in 1986 to preserve the history of steam railroading in America, concentrating on the era 1850 through 1950. This is the mission of the park. The park was not created to preserve the history of Steamtown USA. Our site does touch on the history of railroad preservation, specifically in our History Museum.
In 1986, the U.S. House of Representatives, under the urging of Scranton native Representative Joseph M. McDade, [24] voted to approve the spending of $8 million to study the collection and to begin the process of making it a National Historic Site. [26] By 1995, Steamtown was acquired and developed by the National Park Service (NPS) at a total ...
Sep. 22—The dissolution of a longstanding partnership between Steamtown National Historic Site and a rail preservation group spearheading the restoration of a historic locomotive in the park's ...
The yard includes buildings and structures related to the yard's expansion in 1899-1939, and its usage as steam locomotive maintenance complex. The Dickson Manufacturing Company built steam locomotives, and the site of its works are included in this district. Notable buildings at the Steamtown National Historic Site include the following:
Sep. 5—Steamtown National Historic Site's stable of working locomotives will grow within two years thanks to the generosity of the estate of a longtime rail enthusiast and the work of the park's ...
Nov. 21—Santa Claus is coming to town. Steamtown, that is. Three years after the North Pole Limited Santa train rides debuted at Steamtown National Historic Site, the Iron Horse Society ...
All scrapped by the late 1950s (steam heat car converted from the tender of J-1d 5313 preserved at Steamtown National Historic Site), none preserved The New York Central Hudson was a popular 4-6-4 " Hudson " type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), Baldwin Locomotive Works [ 1 ] and the Lima Locomotive Works in ...
E.J. Lavino and Company No. 3 is an inoperable 0-6-0 ST steam locomotive preserved at Steamtown National Historic Site. [1] It was built by the American Locomotive Company in 1927 as Poland Springs Railroad No. 2. [1] No record exists that the locomotive was ever delivered to Poland Springs.