Visibility on the interstate was minimal due to fog and much of our drive was slow going, we had "Car Talk" and "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" to entertain us though. Around mid-afternoon we pulled off the interstate in Scranton, Pennsylvania to visit the Steamtown National Historic Site.
We had a picnic in the parking lot (chunky soup) and signed up for the last train ride of the day. We walked through some of the museum before our train departure, but had to get a seat by 2:30. The train went through some of the historic parts of Scranton and is usually pulled by a steam engine. However, ours was pulled by a diesel due to a break on one of the steam engines.
When we got back, we toured the rest of the museum, including the portions where the trains are still serviced. It retains the smell that is a mix of coal and grease. The museum is built around a working train turntable so that engines can be parked inside and serviced.
With the park closing, we got back in the car (a little sad that it wasn't steam powered) and headed north, towards Binghamton, New York for the evening. It was a good night since it included pie at the Red Oak Diner! Yum!
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