• An engineer inspects the running gear of a steam locomotive at Steamtown NHS

    Steamtown

    National Historic Site Pennsylvania

Collections

Image of a 1902 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for a GAR special in the museum collection (STEA 3103)

Our museum collection consists of steam locomotives, railroad passenger coaches and freight rolling stock, objects and equipment related to railroad maintenance of way, objects and archival and photographic materials related to railroading, and archeological objects recovered from sites within the park. To view items that have been entered into the online database, click here!




For more information regarding the Steamtown NHS museum and archival collection, please email the Park Historian or phone (570) 340-5193 during regular business hours.

 

Did You Know?

A ring of flame envelopes a steam locomotive drive wheel as a tire is heated so it can be placed on the wheel.

Though made of steel, the tires on a steam locomotive wear out. A new tire is cut slightly too small and then it is heated until it expands. After workers slide it onto the wheel, the tire shrinks as it cools and is locked into place. Learn more about steam locomotive maintenance at Steamtown NHS. More...