Steamtown National Historic Site

Steamtown NHS is working closely with officials from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and local health authorities to implement the 20201210-TWW-Limited-Time-Mitigation-Order.pdf (pa.gov) Order of the Governor Directing Limited Time Mitigation Due to COVID-19. Consistent with the Governor’s order, all museums are prohibited from operating throughout the state beginning at midnight on December 11th, 2020 through January 4th, 2021. Updates to park operations will be posted at www.nps.gov/stea and on the park’s social media sites.

With the snow flying and temperatures a bit on the chilly side, imagine yourself inside the warm cab of our #3713 all nice and cozy . This is a photo of a Bosto...n and Maine P4b Pacific locomotive backhead, maybe even our of #3713. Once restored, the cab controls of the #3713 will look a lot like this. Note the #1130. This is the order number of this batch of locomotives from the Lima Locomotive Works by the B&M. See more

#ThrowbackThursday It seems as if our little green engine has always been operating. But its been five years since the Baldwin #26 chugged its way into our roundhouse. Some remember that beautiful December day when she had her restoration completed and the first test runs were made back and forth in our railroad yard. NPS Photos, Daniel Kahl.

Do you want to build a snowman? Rangers at #SteamtownNHS took some time out of the day to build their new co-worker. With snow on the ground, Ranger Frosty settled in nicely to his new park. #FindYourPark

Due to the wintry weather; the core complex is closed. Only the visitor center is open for visitors. Please check the road conditions before coming. Be safe out there. #RecreateResponsibly

Starting at 12:40 PM EST, you can watch this year's ceremony, honoring those we lost during the Pearl Harbor attack, 79 years ago. For access to the broadcast, follow this link: https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/25289 #PearlHarborRemembranceDay

From the Museum Collection: Print, photographic. South Sudbury, MA Depot on Boston & Maine RR. Trackside view. Victorian style, Octagonal tower with fish scale siding. Semaphore mounted on crested roof. Baggage cart on platform. Building on right, possibly freight house. Photo is torn on edges, faded. 1950-1955. B&M RR The Central Massachusetts Railroad was chartered from the original Wayland and Sudbury Branch Railroad and Massachusetts Central Railroad and started construc...tion in 1870. The railroad line was built in progressive stages westward from Boston, with construction halting in 1883 due to bankruptcy filing, resuming in 1886, and finally reaching Northampton in 1887 (by then under control of the Boston & Maine Railroad as its Central Massachusetts Branch). In 1889, the South Sudbury Railroad Station was somewhat of a showpiece. It was only a year or so old, replacing an older depot that had burned to the ground (mysteriously every railroad station in Sudbury burned to the ground in 1887 and years passed before new stations were built, but the South Sudbury station eventually was a large and elaborate facility). The depot had become a much busier place since the Massachusetts Central established passenger and freight service to Boston in 1881. The new station was shaped like an arrowhead, with a waiting room for each of the two lines on the sides. The station master’s office overlooked the point where the two sets of tracks met. Down past the waiting area were covered platforms and across the tracks were sheds where heavy equipment could be loaded and unloaded efficiently and stored out of the weather. Eventually, it was no longer economical for the B&M to maintain the large Union Station. A small wooden station was built around 1952; after failed attempts to move and preserve the 1889 structure Union Station was demolished. See more