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Steamtown National Historic SiteThe weight of a train sits on an area the size of a dime where the wheel meets the rail. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Living History Programs
 

Living History programs are a different way of experiencing a National Park. These programs allow you to "step back in time" to a lost era and learn with someone from the past. 

Steamtown offers four Living History Programs, including: a depression-era hobo, a World War II Military Policeman protecting the vital transportation network, a Mail Clerk serving on a Railway Post Office car, and a 1920s Yard Worker.

To learn about the Living History Programs that may be available during your visit, visit our Guided Tours page. Due to staffing and equipment availability, the Guided Tours page is updated on a monthly basis, with each months schedule posted about a week before the start of the month.

Living History Program: Mail by Train
Living History Program: Mail by Train
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World War II MP Living History Program
Living History Program: World War II MP
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Living History Program: Coal, Ash and Sand
Living History Program: Coal, Ash and Sand
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Living History Program: Hobo
Living History Program: Hobo
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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: July 12, 2006 at 13:40 EST