There’s Something Truly Tragic About This Steam Train Graveyard In Pennsylvania

This remarkable footage of a collection of abandoned steam trains is like something out of a movie. Coming at us from YouTube channel "Abandoned Steve" is a haunting landscape of rusting engines, colorful rail cars and crumbling interiors. Read on for a preview of this fascinating site, and be sure to check out the footage down below.

Tucked away in Scranton, a hauntingly beautiful graveyard of vintage steam locomotives is an irresistible lure to urban explorers.

These trains are technically not totally abandoned, as they are owned by the United States government, but they have been rusting and rotting away for years.

The trains were originally meant to be part of the Steamtown U.S.A. railroad museum, but the museum failed after only one year of operation.

Instead, the area was designated a National Historic Site in 1986.

Many of the trains are awaiting restoration, but the sad truth is that most are far beyond the point of resurrection.

Still, the trains remain an absolutely beautiful collection of historical treasures. Check out the footage below:

It's so sad to see such powerful engines wasting away like that. Hopefully, some will be restored as planned.