Steamtown National Historic Site News

The long-running fight over a historic Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad locomotive that a railroad group wants to return to Scranton is headed back to a federal appeals court in St.

Joseph H. Boardman, president and chief executive of Amtrak, will serve as grand marshal for Railfest 2009, Steamtown National Historic Site said Tuesday.

And for Dominic Keating it is. Keating said that he has volunteered with numerous railroad and history projects and organizations over the years, adding steam to a passion that has been with him since he was a child.

The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority's "Heritage Explorer Train" program will return on Sunday, June 28, with an excursion to the St.

At Steamtown NHS participants also have the opportunity to learn about the history, technology and people of the industry from its steam-era beginnings.

The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority will hold a public information meeting about the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail and the Lackawanna Greenway on Tuesday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m. in the theater at Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton.

Steamtown National Historic Site will offer 21 excursions during its 2009 excursion season, the park said.

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" Steamtown National Historic Site was created in 1986 "to further public understanding and appreciation of the role that steam railroading played in the development of the United States," and the Park's seasonal steam-powered passenger excursions help fulfill that mission! The 2009 Excursion Schedule will offer steam-powered passenger trains that ...

U.S. Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, D-11, Nanticoke, will announce "significant federal funding" for Excelsior Hose Company 1 during a press conference today, according to his office.

Two counterfeit bills of different denominations turned up at Mount Airy Resort and Casino over the weekend.

A Wilkes-Barre man was jailed for slashing another man in the face with a pocketknife on North Empire Court on Sunday night, city police said.

Steamtown National Historic Site is partnering with WVIA-TV to present the film documentary, "Ubaldo," on Sunday in the park's theater.

Steamtown National Historic Site will offer a 104-mile roundtrip excursion to Delaware Water Gap for the "Founders Day" celebration June 27.

This excursion travels through a tunnel, along creeks and rivers, lakes and ponds and the beautiful Pocono Plateau through East Stroudsburg and passing nine railroad stations on its way to the historic town of Delaware Water Gap .

The second annual Books, Brushes and Blooms event will have people of all ages and interests out and about on Saturday.

The National Park Service announced nearly 800 projects totaling $750 million that can be completed across the country with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Near the University of Scranton , the train begins its return to the roundhouse.

Nine-time Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri will bring his seven-piece Latin jazz ensemble to Corning University's Bailey Hall for a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 28.

State is not seeing the same reduction in Marcellus Shale drilling as other areas.