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Steamtown National Historic SiteSteam locomotive on curved track in trees and bushes pulling passenger car.
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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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A steam locomotive exits a tunnel and rolls past fall colors on one of Steamtown's long train rides.  

Did You Know?
Railroads are built with as few hills and curves as possible. If a railroad cannot go over or around a hill, a tunnel is constructed through the hill. Some of Steamtown National Historic Site's train rides travel through the Nay Aug Tunnel in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Last Updated: September 21, 2009 at 15:15 EST