Convention
The 2025 Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society Convention will be held in Scranton, Pennsylvania, home of Steamtown National Historic Site. Scheduled for September 4-6th, our venue and lodgings will be at the historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. Steamtown is home to a number of Nickel Plate Road locomotives. These include P-Class 4-6-0 No. 44, S-2 Class 2-8-4 No. 759, and GP-9 No. 514. Additionally, we are pleased to announce that thanks to the cooperation of Steamtown and Genesee Valley Transportation DL Alco PA No. 190 and Nickel Plate Road 10-6 sleeper City of Lima will be in attendance. We hope to see you in Scranton!
HOTEL
Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel
700 Lackawanna Ave.
Scranton, PA 18503
570-342-8300
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Hotel rooms may be reserved by calling the Radisson directly at 570-342-8300. Specify that you are with the NKPHTS Convention.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, September 4th
Member Registration 4 - 6 pm
Member’s Meet & Greet 7 - 9 pm
Join us for an informal gathering at the Radisson Lackawanna Hotel Lobby.
Friday, September 5th
Member Registration 8 am - Noon
Free Time 8 am - 2 pm
Explore Steamtown National Historic Site, the Electric City Trolley Museum and/or the nearby Lackawanna Mine Tour & Museum.
Steamtown Yard Train Ride with Nickel Plate Road 514 - 2:30 pm
Photoshoot - 3:30 pm
Featuring NKP 514, 759, DL 190, the City of Lima and other Steamtown equipment.
Saturday, September 6th
Membership Meeting 9 - 10 am
Free Time 10 am - 1 pm
Explore Steamtown National Historic Site and/or Electric City Trolley Museum with a trolley ride through a tunnel to a baseball park and back.
Presentations 1 - 5 pm
NKP 151 the City of Chicago by David Vaughn 1-2 pm
Wizard with a Camera - Railroad Photography by Adam Matthews 2:30 - 4 pm
TBA 4 - 5 pm
Reception 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Cash Bar
Banquet 6:30 pm
Guest speaker Jeremy Komasz, Steamtown Superintendent.