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Steamtown National Historic SiteThe drive rod, side rods and eccentric crank all meet at the main drive wheel pin. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
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Enjoy Steamtown's Photo Galleries and Virtual Tours!
 
A steam locomotive and passenger excursion train travels along a grassy area in a fall foliage scene.
NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
Canadian Pacific 2317, a passenger locomotive built in 1923, pulls a passenger train through the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. 
Flames envelope a steam engine wheel as the tire is changed.
How do you change a steam engine's tire?
This Virtual Tour tells the tale.
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Black steam locomotive being prepped for new paint.
IC #790 is pressure-washed by a contractor.
A "Paint-in-Park" project is underway by two contractors at Steamtown NHS.
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This small steam locomotive has six wheels and has a water tank above the boiler.  It is called a 'saddle-tank' engine.  

Did You Know?
This E. J. Lavino & Company locomotive was originally owned by the Poland Springs Railroad, part of the Poland Springs water company of Maine. See this, and more than 20 other steam locomotives, at Steamtown National Historic Site.
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Last Updated: September 21, 2009 at 15:15 EST