Re: Mt Rainier Scenic... Why? Because someone asks for it...
I vaguely recall Steamtown originating someplace in Vermont, and somehow (perhaps when the Congressman provided money) relocating to Scranton.
Ah, my memory actually was working tonight. F. Nelson Blount started the collection, in Vermont. [
en.wikipedia.org].
It was failing, and had already been partially auctioned off, when the Congressman came up with money and the NHP designation to rescue it.