Steamtown is a National Park Service railroad museum in a historic Scranton railyard, with a working roundhouse, two museums and Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4012 on permanent display. Entry is free.
It's an easy rainy-day or holiday outing from the Poconos: about half an hour up I-380 from Tobyhanna and Mount Pocono, and about an hour from Hawley.
What's there
- The History Museum (with the 18-minute film Steel and Steam on the first floor), Technology Museum, Visitor Center, Roundhouse, Locomotive Cutaway exhibit and the railyard.
- Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4012 is on permanent exhibit.
- The theater is closed until its heating and cooling system is repaired.
Sources: NPS: plan your visit
Hours and fees
- Through November 15, 2026: open daily 9:30 AM to 5 PM.
- November 16, 2026 to April 30, 2027: Wednesday to Sunday 9:30 AM to 4 PM, closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
- Entry is free. Train tickets are sold separately.
Sources: NPS: hours · NPS: fees
Holiday trains 2026
- Holiday Express to Moscow Station: November 27, 28 and 29, departing 11 AM and returning 2 PM.
- The Santa Train stops at Steamtown on Saturday, December 5, around 3 PM.
- North Pole Limited (run by the Iron Horse Society): December 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20, a one-hour steam ride with Santa, cookies and cocoa. Advance tickets are strongly recommended.
- The regular short train rides ended November 8, 2026 and return in May 2027.
Sources: Steamtown NHS
Getting here
- 350 Cliff Street, Scranton. From I-81 Exit 185, follow the expressway to Lackawanna Avenue and Cliff Street. From the Poconos, take I-380 north to I-81.
- RVs: the bridge near the entrance has 13 feet 7 inches of clearance.
Sources: NPS: directions
