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Steamtown National Historic SiteOne of Steamtown's volunteers signals the engineer to stop as a gondola and caboose are coupled. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Train Rides and Excursions
SOLD-OUT EXCURSIONS
ALL "Holiday Express" excursions are SOLD OUT!

NEW!
The 2010 Excursion Schedule is now available online - click and print your copy! The 2010 excursion season will open with a June 26 steam excursion to the Delaware Water Gap; the “Scranton Limited” short train excursions will operate on select days from Sunday, April 18 to Saturday, December 4, 2010.
Reservations for the 2010 season will open on Monday, April 12!

A steam locomotive pulls dark green passenger cars through the Northeast Pennsylvania forest.

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Canadian Pacific #2317, a steam locomotive built in 1923 for passenger service, pulls an excursion train through the woodlands of Northeastern Pennsylvania on one of Steamtown's seasonal excursions.

Steamtown's short train rides and excursions are available seasonally. For 2009, we began 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.

Our 2009 Excursion Season has ended. Planning to visit us in 2010?  Our 2010 Excursion Schedule (PDF) is available to view, download and/or print; you may also want to visit our Events Calendar for additional info!

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.

 

 
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: October 26, 2009 at 21:00 EST