This weekend is the last chance to experience Scranton's festive Santa Train ride, with music, activities, and Santa visits.

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 ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY -- Before the Steamtown Marathoners get to the finish line, they cover a lot of ground. From Forest City to Scranton, the Steamtown Marathon covers 13 communities in all. The 21st ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X There is no better time to celebrate Scranton’s rich history of the railroad and its workers than ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — On Saturday, racers gathered at the Byron Recreation Complex at the University of Scranton to pick up their race number, commemorative shirt, and other items in Lackawanna County. The ...

Dylan Gearinger planned to run the Steamtown Marathon on Sunday. He was hoping to become the third runner to win both Steamtown and the Scranton Half-Marathon in the same year. Heidi Peoples did it in ...

Free parking at the Marketplace at Steamtown in downtown Scranton for non-shoppers may end soon. The mall posted signs last week containing parking rates for the garage there. Officials previously ...

SCRANTON – Steamtown National Historic Site will hold a weekend-long festival celebrating several big milestones locally and nationally. Railfest kicks off Saturday, Sept. 3, at 10 a.m. with an ...

Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) announces the winning name in its Railfest 2018 “Name the Train” contest for visitors ages 6 and under. Eric Shulde, of Browndale, likes the name “Chugga” for ...

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.

Not all national historic sites are cited on mountains or historic battlefields. In nearby Scranton, Pa., there is a unique national park that celebrates a machine and its effect on this country’s ...