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Steamtown National Historic SiteSteam engine Canadian National 3254, a freight locomotivebuilt in 1917, pulls a flat car and caboose in the railroad yard at Steamtown.
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Operating Hours & Seasons
Visitors watch as a steam locomotive turns on the turntable, a rotating bridge
NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
Steamtown NHS allows visitors to get up close and personal with the historic machines and the men and women who run them.

The Park is open daily except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Years Day.

  • Park Regular hours: 9 am - 5 pm
  • Park Winter hours: 10 am - 4 pm
    • 2009 Winter Hours:  January 4 - April 12, 2009

The Park's museums and grounds, including outdoor exhibits, parking areas and the connecting walkway to the Mall at Steamtown, close promptly at 5:00 pm (4:00 pm, winter). Also, during severe weather events, the Park may delay opening, close early or close entirely.

(Please note that the connecting walkway to the "Mall at Steamtown" is not the property of Steamtown National Historic Site and is subject to closure during inclement or severe weather. This walkway is generally closed during the winter months. Parking at the "Mall at Steamtown" is, therefore, not recommended.)

Santa Anna, an invester in an early railroad in Pennsylvania.  

Did You Know?
Mexican President General Antonia Lopez de Santa Anna owned stock in the Lackawanna Railroad, chartered in 1854 with plans to operate between Jessup and Nay Aug PA. Part of the route became a branch line of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. Learn more about railroads at Steamtown NHS.
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Last Updated: September 20, 2008 at 10:15 EST