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With Steamtown shuttered, trolley museum sees more visitors
I don’t understand why Steamtown (and other parks) are shut down. Are they, on the whole, money-losing operations?
@Brian from Westgate: Steamtown is closed because the US government is closed. Whether they are earners or not, their legal status is such that they close with everyone else.
At least somebody’s getting something from the shutdown.
I wish political zealots weren’t allowed to post here. I don’t care their position, they carry their point off the article topic too far.
I ask other members please report Jeffery Guse.
Now that is news you will never get from the dinosaur deadbeat lamescream media. Government supposedly shuts down and the private sector reaps the benefits. I say keep it shut down.
One more reason to privatize Steamtown. Sooner the better.
Government isn’t really shut down. A real shutdown is when Obama is terrified to leave the White House because the Secret Service didn’t show up due to not being paid and the surrounding natives in DC are becoming violent due to a lack of law enforcement.
Agree. TRAINS should moderate comments that do not pertain to the topic.
I don’t believe Guse’s comment is germane to the article being discussed.
The Penn Central Historical Society had a convention in Scranton, and we took a tour of Steamtown, and a ride on the trolley. The shops and trolley restoration was well worth seeing. The only bad thing, is that Goosie can’t be thrown under the tracks.
Please don’t be upset with the comments of Mr. Guse. He seems to find fault with everything, especially if it involves the government. I look for his comments as a source of entertainment and humor, otherwise I might have to take them seriously.
On the other hand, I highly recommend a visit to the museum. The article does not really mention that the ride is over 5 miles each way, and passes through a tunnel nearly a mile long. Besides that there is a small but interesting museum across the parking lot, and a stop at the restoration facilities at the far end of the trolley ride. The employees and volunteers who operate the trolleys give an informative narrative during the trip.