Steamtown National Historic Site

This aerial overview of Steamtown NHS, which was created within the former railyards of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western "Scranton Yards"
You'd feel heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; you'd hear the whistle, feel the ground vibrate, and watch as one-ton drive rods turned steel wheels. Remember the sound of "chuff-chuff" from the smokestack? Today, you can learn the history of steam railroad transportation, and the people who built, repaired and rode, as we work to preserve a special era in America's industrial history!
Map showing location of park.
Steam locomotive 759 parked outdoors
Celebrate Railroading: Railfest Returns to Steamtown National Historic Site for Labor Day Weekend, 8/31-9/1/2024
For the first time since 2019, Steamtown National Historic Site’s Railfest returns to Labor Day Weekend: Saturday, 8/31, and Sunday, 9/1. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. General admission to the park and event is free. Train rides are $6 for ages 6 and up, $1 for ages 0-5, payment by credit card only. Railfest celebrates railroading’s past, present, and future with train rides, special demonstrations, exhibits, visiting rail equipment, musical entertainment, ranger programs, and a host of activities and displays offered by community partners.
'Ring of Fire' demonstration at Steamtown
Save the Date: Railfest returns to Steamtown National Historic Site August 31 – September 1, 2024
Mark your calendars! Railfest returns to Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) Labor Day weekend: Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1, 2024. This year’s celebration will be offered in partnership with the Iron Horse Society, Steamtown’s official philanthropic partner.
Steam engine traveling toward camera
Steamtown NHS Announces 2024 Train Schedule
Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) train rides resume for the 2024 season on Saturday, May 4. The Steamtown rail experience varies from short 30-minute trips exploring the park’s historic railroad yard to full-day trips along the Pocono or Carbondale lines. Our short train rides will begin on Saturday, May 4 and the first excursion trip of the season will head to Gouldsboro, PA on Saturday, May 25. Tickets will be available online through recreation.gov
large black train with number 6039 painted in white lettering, sitting on turntable track
Photo by NPS Photo
Black and yellow diesel engine 514 pulling a faded red box car and a dark red caboose
Photo by NPS Photo / Alan Schulze
Historic Baldwin Locomotive Works engine number 26 out for a test run on the tracks.
Photo by NPS Photo / Alan Schulze
large black train stationed on a track to the left of a paved road
Photo by NPS Photo
A mechanic grinds metal in the Locomotive Shop causing sparks to fly towards ground.
Photo by NPS Photo
An aerial view of Steamtown which falls within the boundaries of a mid-size city.
Photo by NPS Photo
black train with yellow horizontal stripes and the number 514 pulling a larger black train on tracks
Photo by NPS Photo