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Steamtown National Historic Site Visitors watch as CP 2317 is turned on the Steamtown Turntable.
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Train Rides and Excursions
 
Steam locomotive Canadian National #3254 arriving at Tobyhanna Station during a seasonal excursion at Steamtown NHS.

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Canadian National #3254 arrives at Tobyhanna Station during a seasonal excursion at Steamtown NHS.

Steamtown's short train rides and excursions are available seasonally (there are no train rides during the winter months). Click on theĀ 2012 Excursion Schedule to view and print your copy now! We have introduced some changes for the 2012 season, including trips to Moscow, Gouldsboro, Tobyhanna and Delaware Water Gap Township, so check the schedule carefully before placing a reservation - which open for all excursions, including the "Holiday Express," on April 8. Sorry, Internet and/or email sales are not available.

For 2012, the "Scranton Limited" short train excursions will begin running on Saturday, April 28, and operate on select days (Wednesdays-Sundays except daily in July & August) up to and including Friday, November 30 (season ends). These short train rides are offered on a first-come basis; except for tour and school groups, reservations are not available.

If you are 16 or older, you may also be interested in a Locomotive Cab Ride. This unique opportunity is offered on most days when the "Scranton Limited" train rides operate with a steam locomotive. Reservations are not available; click for details! In 2012, cab rides will be offered on all days that the "Scranton Limited" train rides operate, offering the opportunity to ride aboard either a steam or diesel locomotive (depending on the operating schedule).

 
Steamtown's Scranton Limited
Scranton Limited Train Ride
Information about this short train ride in the former Scranton Yards of the DL&W Railroad.
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Learn about Steamtown's operating locomotives.  A steam locomotive pulls a passenger train through the woods.
Steamtown has three steam engines which can run.
Find out which engines are under steam, and what repairs are happening to the others.
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Drawing of African Elephant.  Steamtown has a locomotive which weighs about as much as 85 African Elephants.

Did You Know?
The Union Pacific 'Big Boy' locomotive, one of 25 built to this design, weighs just under 600 tons - approximately as much as 83 adult male African elephants! It is on display at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Last Updated: January 30, 2012 at 07:49 MST