Calendar of Events

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.

The National Museum of Industrial History is excited to offer a hands-on train engineer experience on its newly-restored narrow gauge locomotive! Situated in the museum’s park area, the 1941 Whitcomb […]

By the 1880s, the United States was emerging as a huge world economic power. But its Navy, with a fleet of outmoded wooden hulled vessels, was one of the worlds' […]

Visitors enjoy free admission and special programming on April 23rd