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Steamtown National Historic SiteWheel bearing service markings on a caboose. Repacked, Keyser Valley Shops (Scranton PA), September, 1952. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Train Rides and Excursions
A steam locomotive pulls dark green passenger cars through the Northeast Pennsylvania forest.
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Canadian Pacific #2317, a passenger locomotive built in 1923, pulls a passenger train through the woodlands of Northeastern Pennsylvania on one of Steamtown's many excursions.

Steamtown's short train rides and excursions are available seasonally. For 2009, we will begin operations with the Scranton Limited short train excursions on Sunday, April 19. The Scranton Limited short train excursions will operate on Wednesdays - Sundays through Saturday, December 5.

The 2009 Excursion Season began on May 16 with a passenger excursion to East Stroudsburg. Lackawanna Railfest 2009 is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, September 5-6, and a special children's excursion, My Little Pumpkin Express, is scheduled for October 10. All children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult while at the Park and aboard train rides and excursions. Also, the full, printable schedule (PDF, 130k) is available online.

Excursion Reservations: (570) 340-5204, 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. Sorry, Internet and/or e-mail reservations and/or sales are not available; same-day phone excursion reservations are also not available (walk-up sales only, if available) . The Scranton Limited short excursions and Locomotive Cab Rides are unreserved on a first-come, first-served, walk-up basis.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 304(c), our historic passenger coaches have limited capacity for physically-challenged individuals and their guests, and must be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. The Scranton Limited short excursion rides are not handicapped accessible.

 

 
A fireman moves coal forward in the coal bunker of a steam locomotive to make the coal easier to use.  

Did You Know?
A large hard-working steam locomotive can use up to 6 tons of coal in about an hour. This means a fireman (the one who shovels the coal) might shovel 200 pounds of coal a minute. This is why railroads invented automatic stokers. Learn more about railroad jobs at Steamtown NHS in Scranton, PA.
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Last Updated: June 29, 2009 at 11:07 EST