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Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62.48 acres (25.3 ha) [2] in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DL&W).
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]
There are 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. One site is further designated as a National Historic Landmark and another is designated as a National Historic Site. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 6, 2024. [2]
For now, No. 759 sits safely on display out of the elements in Steamtown's roundhouse, being one of the three largest non-articulated steam locomotives to be homed at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the other two being Reading 4-8-4 No. 2124 and Grand Trunk Western 4-8-2 No. 6039.
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. [2] As of 2023, the locomotive is still displayed and inoperable at Steamtown National Historic Site.
Attractions like the Scranton Iron Furnaces and the Steamtown National Historic Site celebrate the city’s blue-collar history. Its population has declined since its industrial peak in the 1940s ...
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