Steamtown, located in the heart of Scranton, works to preserve and interpret the history of steam railroading in the United ...

Ken Ganz said the park service hopes Steamtown National Historic Site will emerge as “the country’s railroad museum.” Or as Phoebe Snow might have said: “From hill and dale. The hearty and ...

With antiquities and turn-of-the-century fixtures, even a collection of 800 snowman items, his Lake Ariel home is like a museum. Perhaps that’s one reason cartoonist and satirist Bob Eckstein… ...

SCRANTON – Plans are afoot to reuse an old tunnel as a new pedestrian access to Steamtown National Historic Site. Closed for many years, the Cliff Street underpass – a tunnel topped by rail ...

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SCRANTON, Pa. — The Steamtown National Historic Site and the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton are closed because of mechanical problems with heating systems. The Steamtown visitor center ...

There’s no place like a new home. The Civil War museum formerly in the basement of Scranton City Hall will reopen Monday at 11 a.m. at its new location at the Marketplace at Steamtown. In rec… ...

The Steamtown National Historic Site will sell part of its collection of historic railroad cars, one of the largest in the nation, at auction on Oct. 29 in Scranton. Eight locomotives, mostly ...

Or you can check out Harris Tower in Harrisburg, where a group of enthusiasts maintains a seasonal railroad museum. It’s open Saturdays between the last weekend in May and the end of October.

Ella Rayburn, who retired from the Steamtown National Historic Site as its curator in 2004, encouraged attendees to support all national parks. Without them, people lose history, forest lands ...

A piece of railroad history that was preserved by the Smithsonian has found a home with the Stewartstown Railroad, where it will be lovingly restored after decades sitting at a museum.

If you love trains, history, or just cool museum vibes, the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is worth a stop! We took a quick walkthrough to highlight the massive locomotives, historic exhibits ...