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Steamtown National Historic SiteCN 3254 pulls a train under the Erie Railroad Bridge in Dunmore, PA. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
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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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The Wright Flyer flew 120 feet on its first flight.  The largest steam engine at Steamtown is 12 feet longer!  

Did You Know?
The first flight of the Wright Flyer was 120 feet? That is 12 feet less than the length of one of the steam locomotives at Steamtown National Historic Site. The Union Pacific 'Big Boy', built in 1941, is 132 feet, 9 3/4 inches long!
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Last Updated: September 21, 2009 at 15:15 EST