Heading downtown this weekend? Make sure to stop by Steamtown National Historic Site for Railfest 2011 on September 3 and 4th! Railfest 2011 will be a celebration featuring visiting displays, train rides, shop demonstrations and more!
Some of the info listed on their website includes:
Locomotive Shop Demonstrations
· Removing wheels from axles using our newly-restored 300-ton wheel press
· Wheel lathe demonstrations to resurface and profile railroad wheels
· King 100 vertical boring mill demonstrations
Visiting Equipment
· EXTRA SPECIAL! Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train
· Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad including
CNJ RS-3 #1554
· Norfolk Southern Corp.(SD-40 and GP-40 diesel locomotives)
· DL&W-painted F-3 diesel locomotives
(Owners: Anthracite Railroads Historical Society and Tri-State Railway Historical Society, Inc.)
· Reading Railroad EMD FP-7 diesel locomotives
(Owners: NRHS-Philadelphia Chapter and Reading Company Technical & Historical Society)
Excursions & Train Rides
· Caboose rides
· Live Steamers
· “Scranton Limited”Short Train Rides (additional fee is required for ages 6 and above)
· Moscow Excursions (Advance purchase of tickets is strongly recommended)
· Trolley Rides at event partner Lackawanna County Trolley Museum site
Special Exhibits & Programs
· American Red Cross Blood Drive
· “Amtrak: The First 40 Years 1971-2011” documentary video
Click to view Amtrak’s YouTube promo!
· NEW! Amtrak Police Bomb Detection K-9 Team demonstrations
· Amtrak “Trails-to-Rails” Exhibit
· Big Band-era music
· “First Aid on the Railroads” special exhibit
· Hi-Rail and Trackmobile displays
· Model LEGO train displays
· Special “iron pour” demonstrations
· Special tours of the newly restored Mattes Street tower
· Special tours of the cavernous Office Storage building basement
· Union Pacific #4012 “Big Boy” Cab tours
For a complete listing of events and schedules for Railfest 2011 click here!
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