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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.
NPS Photo
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. Click here to view and print your copy of the 2008 Excursion Schedule (PDF, 151kb)!

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

 
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: July 07, 2008 at 13:49 EST