Steam locomotives excited the senses and Steamtown works to keep their stories alive!

Feel the heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; hear the whistle and the "chuff-chuff" from the smokestack, feel the ground vibrate, and watch as one-ton drive rods turn steel wheels. Discover how steam railroading helped shaped our nation's history and culture. Learn about the stories of the people who built, repaired and rode, and about the ongoing work to preserve railroading history.

Train Platform with Diesel Engine, festival tents and adjacent station buildings
Next Excursion- East Stroudsburg Oct. 4

All aboard for an all-day excursion to the Pickle Me Pocono Festival in East Stroudsburg. Saturday, 10/4. Train departs Steamtown at 10 am.

Train Rides and Excursions
Train Rides and Excursions

Hop on board for Short Train Rides Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays and join us for Fall 2025 Excursions to the Poconos and Lackawanna Valley.

Education
Education

Check out opportunities for educators in search of information or group visits.

An azalea bush blooms with a large locomotive in the background
Trip Planning Essentials

Plan like a Park Ranger: Spring Schedule - Park open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

An employee walks on boarding platform next to gray and yellow diesel locomotive number 664
Safety

Steamtown is an active railyard, learn how to have a safe visit.

Large black train stationed on a curved track with a park ranger in the foreground
Union Pacific “Big Boy” No. 4012

The large engine has returned to Steamtown following an extended cosmetic restoration.

Background of photo is a steam engine on tracks, two black and white portraits superimposed on top
All Aboard! People and Railroads Exhibit

Explore Steamtown museum collections and the development of American railroads and the communities that operated and maintained them.

black and white photo of Rahway Valley RR number 15 on tracks
Photos and Multimedia

Browse images and enjoy scenes from the rail yard at Steamtown National Historic Site

Last updated: September 13, 2025

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

150 South Washington Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503-2018

Phone:

(570) 445-1898
General park information. Phone monitored 9:30am-4pm, daily

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