Oil House

Oil House (HMD0S)

Location: Scranton, PA 18503 Lackawanna County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 24.471', W 75° 40.29'

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During the steam era, railroads across the United States constructed oil houses to safely store the flammable oils and greases used in railroad operations and maintenance.

The DL&W built this reinforced concrete and steel oil house in 1912 in accordance with early twentieth-century safety practices. It was located conveniently close to the roundhouse complex, yet far enough away to minimize damage to locomotives, rolling stock, personnel, and other railroad yard buildings in case of fire or explosion. As an additional safety measure, tanks with larger quantities of oil were stored below ground in the concrete basement.

Once inside the oil house, you can enter the restored pump room or visit the Steamtown Volunteer Association Bookstore located in the former storage room.
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HM NumberHMD0S
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Placed BySteamtown Nataionl Historic Site - National Park Service
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 11:48am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 443875 N 4584251
Decimal Degrees41.40785000, -75.67150000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 24.471', W 75° 40.29'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 24' 28.26" N, 75° 40' 17.40" W
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Area Code(s)570
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 150 S Washington Ave, Scranton PA 18503, US
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