Downtown in Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Last Bastion of Steam
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2024
1. Last Bastion of Steam Marker
The steam locomotive has vanished as a common sight in the American landscape. At Steamtown, the old yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad have come back to life as the National Park Service works to preserve America's heritage of steam railroading.
At a distance, steam railroading retains all its storied romance. But up close, the task of keeping the trains running is a grimy, noisy, and potentially dangerous job. Steamtown National Historic Site offers visitors a chance to experience both the grandeur and the grit of the main-line steam railroad.
Your admission fee gives access to the theater, the history museum, a technology museum, and the operating roundhouse. A variety of interpretive programs are offered on a regular basis.
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Steamtown National Historic Site [birds eye view]
National Park Service specialists and volunteers are working to restore the park's large collection of steam era rolling stock for both display and operations.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.
Location. 41° 24.521′ N, 75°
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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: Union Pacific #4012 (a few steps from this marker); Bullard Company #2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Canadian National Railways #47 (within shouting distance of this marker); Oil House Foundation (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Steamtown (about 300 feet away); Oil House (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Oil House (about 300 feet away); Grand Trunk Western #6039 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
Regarding Last Bastion of Steam. Steamtown NHS no longer charges an entrance fee.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 7, 2024
2. Last Bastion of Steam Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
