Carbondale - Spring Market 05/16/2026
Steamtown National Historic Site Tickets
2026 Excursion to Carbondale Spring Marketplace May 16th, 2026, 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Station Description and Details
Travel with Steamtown National Historic Site on its first excursion of the 2026 season, an excursion to the Spring Marketplace in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. This round-trip rail experience takes passengers through the Lackawanna Valley before arriving in downtown Carbondale, where Memorial Park hosts a community marketplace featuring local vendors, handmade crafts, seasonal goods, and food offerings.
Guests will have time to explore a walkable outdoor market with a wide variety of artisan booths and community organizations, offering unique gifts, locally made products, and spring-themed items. The excursion combines historic rail travel with an easy, convenient way to enjoy one of Carbondale’s signature seasonal community events.
History: Carbondale’s present-day train station was built on the site of the Delaware and Hudson Seventh Avenue train station that was opened on February 1, 1896. Local and express trains, both north and south, from Carbondale arrived and departed from Carbondale on a daily basis. In the 1950s, as many as fifteen passenger trains departed daily from this station for Scranton.
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Need to Know
- Tour Safety
Train riders are reminded to remain seated, keep heads, hands and arms inside the windows, and to use care when stepping up or down boarding and disembarking from the passenger coach.
- Handicap Accessible
Not wheelchair accessible.
- Check In
Check in at the ticket and information booth before proceeding to the boarding platform.
- Duration of Stop
The length of stay at this station is dependent upon the specific event.
Be sure to return to the train at least fifteen minutes earlier than the scheduled departure time.
- Restrooms
There is one restroom in each passenger coach. Limited facilities are available at the destination.
- Weather
The train operates rain or shine, but may occasionally be cancelled because of severe weather events.
