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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
Temporary Exhibits on Display at Steamtown National Historic Site

temporary exhibits includes:

Lackawanna Station 100th Anniversary Exhibit
 
A horse-drawn carriage stands outside the 1908 DL&W Railroad's passenger station in the 1908 black and white photo.
Bunnell, DL&W #289, Steamtown NHS collection
This historic photo, taken by Watson Bunnell for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in 1908, shows the historic DL&W Scranton passenger station (on the left) at one of two gateway entrances to downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania.

An exhibit, celebrating the 100th anniversary of this historic structure, will be on display in the Changing Exhibits Gallery at Steamtown NHS June through December, 2008.

In addition to the park's History and Technology Museums with permanent displays, visiting exhibits and temporary exhibits produced in-house are displayed. Click on the link(s) above to find out about our current or planned temporary displays.
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: May 17, 2008 at 12:52 EST