Calendar of Events

Join us for an author talk and book signing with St. Francis University Communications Professor Pat Farabaugh as he discusses his new book on the three major floods in Johnstown and the region’s long history as a leader in the nation’s steel industry.

Santa, S.T.E.A.M., and sweet treats! Get into the holiday spirit at the National Museum of Industrial History as we dedicate the all-new Air Products Pavilion in Foundry Park, the latest […]

The Corliss engine will run at 11:30am and 2:30pm. For more than a decade the museum’s staff, volunteers, and community partners worked to restore our massive 115-ton Corliss steam engine […]

A rare piece of Lehigh Valley railroading history is back in town thanks to two historical non-profits.

Learn how the late Lance Metz, long-time historian for the National Canal Museum, had the foresight to foster a relationship with the great grandniece of Ellen and John Fritz, the […]

Work in the steel industry has greatly evolved in the 100+ years since the death of John Fritz. What would Fritz have thought about the transitions facing steelworkers in the […]

The Corliss engine will run at 11:30am and 2:30pm. Please note date change due to inclement weather to 3/19. For more than a decade the museum’s staff, volunteers, and community […]

Did you ever wonder what it would take to create a brand-new human powered rail car or revive a rusty railroad "speeder" with a gas engine over 80 years old?  Learn from the people who have done just that and see the rail cars in person.