Anyone been to Steamtown in the Winter?

Eddie MarraOGR Forum Member

Usually I'll take a day off from work on my actual birthday (January 9), and do a day trip somewhere. I try to do either train related (RR Museum of PA, Martin Guitar Factory, etc) and this year I was thinking of driving up to Steamtown for the day.

Has anyone been there in January or thereabouts? Is there much going on? I'm OK as long as it's open, but wanted to see if anyone had past experiences to share.

Last year when I went to the RR Museum of PA, I lucked out. It was a weekday, virtually no one was there, and I had the run of the place to myself! I was able to have some great train conversation with the museum staff and really look at stuff at a nice, relaxed pace!

12/12/1411:55 AM

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jaygeeOGR Forum Member

Yes, back in the late '90s. The Canadian Mike was running the trip to Moscow that day, and at the end, produced a most spectacular effect! Can't even say if this is still available, sorry.

12/12/148:20 PM

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railOGR Forum Member

I've been there in the fall, summer and spring, but not the winter. I don't know if they run any excursions in the winter. I guess a visit t the website may answer some of your questions. Be sure to check out Scranton Hobby just up the street form Steamtown.

Don

12/12/1410:03 PM

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Tim O'MalleyOGR Forum Member

Beginning January 2, the hours of operation at Steamtown change from 9 to 5 to 9 to 4. The park is open everyday, but a snowstorm may delay opening or shut the park down. There will be no trains operating this January, and we have never run to Moscow in January. For a few years, we ran the Saturday of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend to Tobyhanna for an Ice Harvest Festival at the Mill Pond number 1.This will not happen in 2015.

Walking tours of the locomotive shop are offered each day at 10:30 and 2:30. They normally take 1 hour. If there is snow or ice on the rolling stock, it definitely can make for terrific photos, so remember your camera.

Your $7.00 park admission gives you access to the 60 acres of land to view and explore. The above photo was taken January 4 of this year.

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12/13/141:49 PM

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railOGR Forum Member

Here's the January 2015 schedule. MLK day is free admission. There are other free admission days throughout the year. My wife and I are planning to go in January.

Don

Scheduled Programs for January, 2015

NEW YEARS DAY Thursday, January	1	PARK CLOSED
Friday, January	2	PARK WINTER HOURS BEGIN –9:00 AM –4:00 PM 10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Saturday, January	3	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Sunday, January	4	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Monday, January	5	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Tuesday, January	6	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Wednesday, January	7	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Thursday, January	8	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Friday, January	9	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Saturday, January	10	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Sunday, January	11	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Monday, January	12	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Tuesday, January	13	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Wednesday, January	14	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Thursday, January	15	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Friday, January	16	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Saturday, January	17	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Sunday, January	18	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
MARTIN L. KING, JR. DAY Monday, January	19	ENTRANCE FEE-FREE DAY! 10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Tuesday, January	20	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Wednesday, January	21	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Thursday, January	22	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Friday, January	23	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Saturday, January	24	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Sunday, January	25	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Monday, January	26	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Tuesday, January	27	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Wednesday, January	28	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Thursday, January	29	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Friday, January	30	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour
Saturday, January	31	10:30 AM &2:30 PM: Locomotive Shop Tour

12/14/149:07 AM

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azubalOGR Forum Member

If you like to walk through and read and look everything over with out being bothered it is a great time to be there. The shop tour can be great when you are the only one on the tour it's a great time to get your questions answered and sometimes you get to see things that large groups can't get close to. Al

12/14/144:24 PM

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Eddie MarraOGR Forum Member

Thanks for the info so far, folks! It looks like what I was thinking as far as visiting during a definite non-peak time!

This may end up the day trip I take on my birthday! Hopefully I end up getting some good photos like the one above!

12/15/1410:23 AM

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