Steamtown National Historic Site

This aerial overview of Steamtown NHS, which was created within the former railyards of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western "Scranton Yards"
Feel the heat from the firebox, smell hot steam and oil; hear the whistle and the "chuff-chuff" from the smokestack, feel the ground vibrate, and watch as one-ton drive rods turn steel wheels. Discover how steam railroading helped shaped our nation's history and culture. Learn about the stories of the people who built, repaired and rode, and about the ongoing work to preserve railroading history.
Map showing location of park.
crowd gathered around historic turntable
Celebrate 200 Years of American Railroading at Railfest 2026
Steamtown National Historic Site will celebrate the past, present and future of American railroading during Railfest 2026, taking place Sept. 4 to 6, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
color slide of norwood & st. lawrence #210
National Park Service Advances Railroad Preservation Through Historic Transfer of Norwood & St. Lawrence Locomotive No. 210
The National Park Service (NPS) has approved the transfer of historic Norwood & St. Lawrence Railroad Locomotive No. 210 from Steamtown National Historic Site to the St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum in New York, marking the successful completion of a complex, multi-year effort to ensure the locomotive's long-term preservation and interpretation in the region where it spent nearly its entire operating career.
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