SCRANTON — More than 80 people stood on a Steamtown railroad platform Friday morning awaiting the arrival of a recently restored locomotive and the history it reflected. As the PA-4 Delaware ...
It is an unlikely setting for a tourist attraction. The gritty landscape has piles of rubble and other scattered debris. Some of the brick buildings are dilapidated, burnt-out or collapsing. Many ...
This weekend is the last chance to experience Scranton's festive Santa Train ride, with music, activities, and Santa visits.
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 official ...
From windows in the food court of the Mall at Steamtown, Steamtown National Historic Site doesn’t appear to have changed much in the last several years. It still looks like a railroad graveyard — with ...
May 11—SCRANTON — Are you ready to get back on track? Steamtown National Historic Site's train rides resume for the season today. Ranging from short 30-minute trips exploring the park's historic ...
Even 600-ton machines built to conquer mountains need some occasional TLC. That means a visit to Steamtown National Historic Site will be a little less awe-inspiring for lovers of leviathan ...
SCRANTON — As families waited in line inside the roundhouse at the Steamtown National Historic Site on Saturday, children adventured inside a black 790 I.C.R.R. steam engine. While pushing levers and ...
Passengers can ride in style from Scranton Olyphant on Aug. 15, when a Third Thursday block party is scheduled as well as a rededication of the train station. The Third Thursday of the month in the ...
Brendan Munoz and his family planned all along to visit Steamtown National Historic Site to celebrate the little boy’s seventh birthday. The timely return of a Big Boy helped make it extra special.
Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) and the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA), announced that in consultation with its community partners, it has canceled the “Christmas in a Small Town” ...