Steamtown National Historic Site
(1) Locomotive Erecting Shop (1909) - where heavy maintenance was done on locomotives. More than 70 locomotives were built here. The facility included a foundry, blacksmith shop, machine shop, and a laboratory.
(2) Office and Storage Building (1909) - used as a warehouse for the erecting ship and served as the main office for the Scranton yard.
(3) Sand Tower (1917) - used to dry and store sand. Sand is used on all locomotives to improve traction.
(4) Containment Rings (1944-1950) - reinforced concrete place around diesel fuel tanks. Scranton yard was the DL&W's diesel repair facility.
(5) Store House (1900) - where mining equipment for the DL&W's coal mines was stored.
(6) Locomotive Shop (1865 to 1949) - part of first locomotive shop built in 1865 is still in use today. The structure has undergone many changes. It became a diesel facility in 1949. Today it serves as a restoration shop.
(7) Roundhouse (1902/1937) - where steam locomotives are serviced. Roundhouse is open to museum visitors.
(8) Museum Complex (1995) - built on site of the roundhouse includes a theater, history museum, technology museum and visitor center. The complex includes restored historic roundhouse sections.
(9) Oil House (1912) - the storage facility for the yard's fammable lubricants and lighting fluids. Part of the oil house is used as the park's bookstore.
(10) Dickson Manufacturing Company (1876) - machine shop and pattern shop. The company produced locomotives and machinery.
(11) Bridge 60 Tower (1953) - the facility where yard switching was controlled.
(12) Excursion Platform (1995)
Marker can be reached from Lacawanna Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
