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Steamtown National Historic SiteOne of Steamtown's volunteers signals the engineer to stop as a gondola and caboose are coupled. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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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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Learn about the biggest steam locomotive in the world.
The Union Pacific had the biggest steam engines.
Find out about the Big Boy steam locomotives.
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Who? Where? When? Why?
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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: October 21, 2009 at 16:28 EST