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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.
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:
The Steamtown Special History Study recommended that the engine be cosmetically and operationally restored, as it had served in the northeastern quarter of the United States and had been serviced, at least once, at the Lackawanna's Scranton shop. [28] As of March 2012, the locomotive is still displayed at Steamtown National Historic Site. [31]
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 ...
When Steamtown was nationalized as Steamtown National Historic Site, work began in 1995 to restore No. 3713 to operating condition for use in pulling excursion trains. It was the focus of Project 3713, a partnership between the National Park Service and the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Railway Historical Society. As of 2024, restoration work on ...
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 ...
The Steamtown National Historic Site seeks to preserve the history of railroads in the Northeast. [35] The Electric City Trolley Museum preserves and operates pieces of Pennsylvania streetcar history. Tourists may go for trolley rides from Downtown Scranton to PNC Field on Montage Mountain. [36]
Steamtown, USA, former Vermont museum; Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; Carnforth MPD, former museum in England also known as Steamtown; The Marketplace at Steamtown, a mixed-use center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States (previously branded as the Mall at Steamtown)