Event Details (U.S. National Park Service)

Fee:

General Admission (ages 6+) $6.00 Child under 6 years old (ages 0-5): FREE. Tickets for our short train rides must be purchased on-site at Steamtown the day of your visit and paid for by credit card only, no cash sales.

Repeating Event

Days:

Every week on Friday

Dates:

May 14, 2022 to November 05, 2022

Time:

10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:15 PM, 2:30 PM

Duration:

45 minutes

Type of Event

Ride

Steamtown's short train rides are offered on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays ONLY, as staffing permits. Each day of operation, there will be four departure times: 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:15pm, and 2:30pm. The short train rides length can vary between 15 minutes and 45 minutes.

Description

2022 Short Train Rides:

While advance purchase and registration is not available, tickets are still required for our short train rides.

Tickets can ONLY be purchased on-site at the Information Kiosk, the day of your visit;
Ticket sales must be paid for by credit card only, no cash sales;
Each ticket is valid for unlimited rides for the date of purchase.

Offered Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays ONLY, as staffing permits;

Beginning Saturday, May 14th and running through Saturday, November 5th;

Offered at: 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:15pm, and 2:30pm

NOTICE: Short train rides offered on Fridays will ONLY be the Scranton Limited Yard Shuttle, as staffing permits.

About our Short Train Rides

Scranton Limited: a 3-mile round trip ride lasting approximately 30-minutes. The locomotive travels through the rail yards, crosses the Lackawanna River, passes the historic Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel and stops at the University of Scranton before returning to the Steamtown boarding area.

Caboose Experience: a short 15-20-minute ride in our historic caboose within the park boundaries. It gives visitors a chance to experience what life was like at the back of the train. This experience is included with the purchase of a Scranton Limited ticket.

Reservation or Registration: Yes

While advance purchase and registration is not available, tickets are still required for our short train rides. Tickets must be purchased on-site at Steamtown the day of your visit and paid for by credit card only, no cash sales.