Across the tracks, adjacent to the back of the new exhibit building, is the historic 1902 roundhouse office - headquarters of the roundhouse foreman.
Built in 1902, the roundhouse office is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western's Scranton yard.
Throughout the steam era, the roundhouse foreman was responsible for each locomotive that entered the roundhouse complex. He supervised inspections, adjustments, repairs, and cleaning. The office's location allowed the foreman to observe and control all locomotive traffic entering or leaving the turntable and roundhouse area.
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