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Steamtown National Historic SiteA winter steam excursion rolls through the Pocono Mountaints. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Locomotive Shop Tour
Two of Steamtown's mechanics trim railroad wheels on a large lathe.

NPS Photo, Ken Ganz

Two of Steamtown's mechanics prepare to reshape a locomotive wheel on a wheel lathe. The sledge hammer is used for fine adjustment of the cleat which holds the wheels in place.

Join a Park Ranger or a Volunteer on a 45-minute look at what it takes to maintain and repair steam locomotives. This walk through this historic Locomotive Shop of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad allows all to see the huge behind-the-scenes system which helped every railroad run smoothly.

Departs from the Visitor Center. Included in the Park Entrance Fee. Possible heat and noise warning.

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: June 08, 2006 at 09:44 EST