Norwood & St. Lawrence #210
American Locomotive Company's Cooke Works built #210 in 1923 for the Norwood & St. Lawrence Railroad. Throughout its active career, #210 pulled mixed trains (freight cars with baggage and passenger cars on the rear) across northern New York State.
Originally incorporated to carry Canadian pulpwood, the Norwood & St. Lawrence grew to become a robust Class 2 railroad. Its freight and passengers could make connections with both the New York Central and Rutland Railroad.
As with many other railroads, freight shipments fell drastically in the 1970s. In 1973, the railroad discontinued service and abandoned its line. The Norwood & St. Lawrence, New York State's last steam short line railroad, ceased to exist.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 41° 24.415′ N, 75° 40.126′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It can be reached from Cliff Street. Marker and locomotive are on the grounds of Steamtown National Historic Site, with
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Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Steamtown National Historic Site (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1902 Roundhouse Section (about 600 feet away); Lackawanna Avenue Commercial District (about 600 feet away); E.J. Lavino & Company #3 (about 600 feet away); Long Island Railroad #193 Rotary Snow Plow (about 600 feet away); DL&W Coal Hoppers (about 600 feet away); Claremont & Concord Snow Plow #60 (about 600 feet away); New Haven Trap Rock Company #43
Also see . . .
1. Norwood & St. Lawrence #210, Retired at Steamtown. Steam Giants website entry (Submitted on February 1, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Steamtown National Historic Site. (Submitted on July 18, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 810 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
