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Sticker. "Lackawanna/Tours"

Sticker. "Lackawanna/Tours" in black print around border of yellow disc. In center is a green drawing of an observation car deck. "Lackawanna/Railroad" in white letters within a black box is in the center of the disc. In the background is a heavy band of green and white waves.

From the Museum Collection: Sticker. "Lackawanna/Tours" in black print around border of yellow disc. In center is a green drawing of an observation car deck. "Lackawanna/Railroad" in white letters within a black box is in the center of the disc. In the background is a heavy band of green and white waves. Adhesive backing. Unused. 1910-1930 The Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad (better known as the Lackawanna and not to be confused with current short line, Delaware-Lackawanna) was one of the Northeast's many anthracite carriers with a history dating back to the early 19th century. Even during the company's peak, it never reached 1,000 miles in size but was nevertheless a well-managed company throughout its corporate history. The company's success during the early 20th century was thanks largely to anthracite coal. It moved millions of tons of anthracite, and before the passage of the Hepburn Act of 1906, owned several mines. Since the Lackawanna was not a large railroad it also did not have an expansive passenger fleet. The DL&W designed and purchased five 4-8-4s (road numbers 1501 through 1505) to increase its motive power for the "Lackawanna Limited" and other passenger trains. These locomotives were assigned Class Q-1 and were built by the American Locomotive Company in 1927. The DL&W decided to call them "Poconos," for the mountains that the railroad crossed. Designed with passenger service in mind, these locomotives had 73" drivers and a tractive effort of 64,500 pounds.

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Steamtown National Historic Site, Code: STEA

Steamtown National Historic Site, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Latitude: 41.407600402832, Longitude: -75.6704025268555

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