Please remember to "pack it in, pack it out" and pack out all trash, leftover food and litter. While we share an entrance and parking lot, the Trolley Museum is run by Lackawanna County. You can learn more about the Trolley Museum and other sites on our Nearby Attractions page. Still photographers require a permit only when: 1 the activity takes place at a location s where or when members of the public are not allowed; or 2 the activity uses model s , sets s , or prop s that are not a part of the location's natural or cultural resources or administrative facilities; or 3 a park would incur additional administrative costs to monitor the activity.
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Dismiss View all alerts. Frequently Asked Questions. By the s railroads were hauling less freight, had reduced passenger service, and abandoned some lines altogether.
By then the railroads themselves had undergone dramatic changes, beginning in with the introduction of the diesel-electric engine.
Within 15 years, the diesel locomotive, with its great reduction in labor needs, its operational flexibility, and its relative cleanliness, had replaced the coal-burning steam locomotive. Fortunately, because of places like Steamtown National Historic Site and other museums, the contributions of steam railroading to the development of the United States will never be forgotten.
And the lives and duties of the men and women who labored in the yards, roundhouses, and stations and on the trains will be preserved for future generations. The Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad, an electric shortline, began operating in It served local passenger and freight needs. Coal and railroads created a huge industrial complex in the Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys.
Thanks largely to William H. Many of the structures within Steamtown National Historic Site are legacies from the Truesdale administration. It was created in by George and Seldon Scranton for whom the city of Scranton is named , who were seeking an economical way of hauling their iron products, particularly T-rails used in the construction of railroads.
Northeastern Pennsylvania was a "melting pot" for immigrants who chose the Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys as the place to make a better life for themselves and their families. At its peak the railroad yard employed several thousand workers, mostly immigrants and the sons and grandsons of immigrants, who came to the United States during the last half of the 19th century. The Scranton railroad yard, now the home of Steamtown National Historic Site, is representative of 20th-century steam-era facilities that were used for the handling of coal, freight, and passenger traffic and the service and repair of locomotives.
By the s and s gas and oil were replacing coal as a home and industrial fuel. The steam locomotive repair shop in Scranton closed in The yard was finally closed by Conrail in , following its acquisition of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. Steam-era functions have been restored to allow National Park Service staff to show how it was when railroads ran on steam.
Scranton locomotive shops close. McInnis of the Erie becomes president. It is accessible from the north and south via I, from the east via I and I, and from the west via I The Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike also provides convenient north-south access. Don't see any upcoming events? Check our full calendar of events for other fun activities! After you tour the coal mine, you can walk up the staircase to visit the Anthracite Heritage Museum.
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