 | | | | EXCURSION SEATING UPDATE Seats are still available on selected days. The following 2010 excursions are completely SOLD OUT: Holiday Express (ALL), and 10/16 Fall Foliage. more...Steam engines excite the senses, Steamtown keeps their stories alive! Feel the heat from the firebox. Hear the bell and whistle. Smell the hot steam and oil. Feel the ground vibrate under your feet. See the one ton drive rods turn the wheels. Hear the chuff-chuff-chuff of the smokestack. Today, you can relive the era of steam as the engines come back to life. The cinders, grease, oil, steam, people and stories of railroading have returned. | | | |  | Ride a Train 2010 Rail Operations end December 4!
The"Scranton Limited" short train rides operate on select days and weekends; longer excursion rides on select weekends begin June 29. Please download and print your copy of our2010 Excursion Schedule for more information!
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| | Visit the Locomotive Shop Steamtown offers walking tours of the Locomotive Repair Shop almost every day of the year. This building (parts of which date from the 1860s) houses the machinery used to make parts for steam locomotives, and provides space for repairs and restoration projects. (All ages are welcome on this tour, but we recommend ages 12 and above).
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| | For Kids Steamtown NHS offers two Junior Ranger programs for children, one for ages 6-8, the other for ages 9-12.
We also offer an activity sheet for children 5 and under - while not a Junior Ranger program, you and your child can enjoy some time "exploring" onsite, and prepare to become a Junior Ranger on yournext visit!
Additionally, the National Park Service offers aWebRanger program online, with a special"Railroad Connections" module! Check it out!
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| | Explore our Museums Steamtown offers a Technology Museum and History Museum. These modern buildings explore the people, history, technology and lore of steam railroading. The museums include images, artifacts, films, restored freight and passenger cars and a sectioned steam locomotive.
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| | Write to Superintendent
150 South Washington Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503-2018E-mail Us Phone Visitor Information
(570) 340-5200
Train Ride Info & Reservations
(570) 340-5204 | | Climate Warm and sometimes humid summers; cold and rainy or snowy winters. Wear seasonable clothing and good walking shoes. For travel aboard our seasonal excursion trains, please note that the commuter-type coaches are not air-conditioned in summer, and may not be heated during the fall. Therefore, we recommend that you dress appropriately for the weather.
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