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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
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.

Drawing of mechanical engineer Elijay McCoy, creator of the 'real McCoy' automatic lubricator.  

Did You Know?
Elijah J. McCoy, a brilliant African-American mechanical engineer, invented an automatic lubricator cup (or drip cup) for steam locomotives and other machines. It worked so well that inspectors, when checking in a new piece of machinery, would ask, "Is it the real McCoy?"
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Last Updated: June 08, 2006 at 09:44 EST