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Steamtown National Historic SiteA winter steam excursion rolls through the Pocono Mountaints. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Walking Tours
 
a park ranger tells a small group of visitors about the different projects in the locomotive shop.  behind the group is a stripped down steam locomotive

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Steamtown's walking tours allow visitors to get up close an personal with the workings of a steam railroad. A Steamtown Park Ranger tells visitors about one of the many ongoing projects in the repair shop on a Locomotive Shop Tour.

Steamtown National Historic Site offers various walking tours conducted by Park Rangers and Volunteers. These programs cover topics including "Railroad Yards, Then and Now", "From Here You Can Go Anywhere", "Parking Lot Locomotive Tours", "Locomotive Shop Tour", and others. On any given day, some of these programs are presented. 

To learn about the Walking Tours that may be available during your visit, visit our Guided Tours page. Due to staffing and equipment availability, the Guided Tours page is updated on a monthly basis, with each months schedule posted about a week before the start of the month.

Steamtown's Locomotive Shop Walking Tour
Steamtown's Locomotive Shop Walking Tour
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Steamtown's Then and Now walking tour.
Steamtown's Railroad Yards, Then and Now
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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 - about as much as 85 elephants! It is on display at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Last Updated: December 01, 2008 at 12:03 EST