HUGE & AMAZING Model Train Layout! - Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh PA

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The Minature Railroad & Village at the Carnegie Science Center In Pittsburgh PA Is one of the most highly detailed model trains layouts In the world! Created by Charles Bowdish in his home in 1919, and now Just celebrating its 100 year anniversary this magnificent O Gauge layout is so fantastic for many reasons. It truly has a special place in my heart. Growing up as a kid I’d visit the layout yearly at the previous location the Buhl Planetarium and when it was moved to the at the time new Carnegie Science Center in 1992. It was what made me love model trains and turned me into the pghtrainfanatic lol! In more recent years I got the share the love for this layout with my Daughter Lily, she grew up seeing it many times as well. Today we’re both so excited to share this experience and video with you!
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@logiman 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for this. I grew up in Tennessee but my mother and her family were from Pittsburgh. We would visit every Christmas and I just had to go to see the trains at Buhl Planetarium in the 1960's. I have had a love for trains ever since. I've often thought about that display and wondered what happened to it. Now I know. My family in the area is gone, but I need to pay another visit as I have so many fond memories of Pittsburgh, Buhl, and Western PA. Of course, I must see these trains again.

@pking147king6 Год назад

I was too young to remember the first time my folks took me to see this train layout. They tell me I was there for hours and they finally had to drag me away. The last time we went had to be 1957; I was 6 years old, and what really impressed me (besides all the animations) was how dark the room would get at night and how the buildings & streets would all light up. Just amazing. I’ve thought about this layout over the last 65 years. I’m amazed it survives. Nice to see it has grown. I’ve often wondered what gauge it was. Thank you so much for filming this and posting; almost feels like closure.

@bsalightning69 4 месяца назад

This is a layout that I'd love to see a cab ride of, for sure!

@larrybruce4856 Год назад

This is amazing. The detail and automation of the horses, people and boats is jaw dropping. This is every boy/mans dream who loves trains. My favorite toy as a young child was my American Flyer train set.

@Sjoc78 Год назад

Love the audio when the kid asks, " Where's Kennywood?" Aside from trains that was what was on my mind when I was a kid visiting Pittsburgh.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

The amusement park is named Luna Park which was what kennywood was called at this time period. Thank you!

@jackdeyoung2576 2 года назад

Carnegie Science Center's train layout is awesome. We go there after Christmas every year. Their steel mill is awesome, but pound for pound; space for space I think I like your steel mill better. Thanks for showcasing our home town's train layout.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

That’s a great tradition Jack, I did that for years as a skid when this layout was the bulb and only open during the holidays. Thanks for the compliment about my steel mill also. I actually want to either rebuild it or upgrade it with additional details soon. Thanks again, Nick-

@samuellauvray873 Год назад

Bonjour super magnifique cette maquette elle vraiment trop belle Bravo a ceux qui ont construit la maquette

@medwaymodelrailway7129 2 года назад

Wow enjoyed the latest video you done thanks for sharing.

@medwaymodelrailway7129 Год назад

That's the great part about the hobby sharing ideas and learning new ideas from other people to improve our Channel.

@elleryparsons5766 2 года назад

Holy shit! This layout is that old I am Surprised it Still Runs to this Day. Beautiful! Keep her Running.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Hahaha thanks!

@JR-qw6eb 2 года назад

The Whip! That was my favorite ride when I was a child! hahaha

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

That ride is still fun! Lol

@charleskesner1302 Год назад

Very impressive. Thanks for sharing.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thank you!

@htcu-rchobby5522 2 года назад

Hi Sir, I personally thank you for allowing me to time travel through Pittsburgh, PA. I have enjoyed it. Amazing Layout, wonderful. Congratulations to so many anonymous people who contributed to this layout. Thank you. Good luck. Best regards

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Hi thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the tour of this masterpiece layout! Nick-

@jetta98 7 месяцев назад

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

@deadmanriding1118 Год назад

Amazing👍🍻 Had to chuckle at the airstrip. If you overshoot it and miss the train without drowning there's always a hill to hit. Good setup for a drastic crash rescue diorama... 🛩️🚂⛲🏞️💥🚓🚑🚒🚔🏥

@wil2fly13 2 года назад

I first saw this 55 years ago and have ALWAYS loved it. So much detail. Thanks for this.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

That’s awesome Wil! Glad I brought back some of those great memories!

@joleenmccammon6276 2 года назад

Just amazing! Brings back so many memories. I am 80 and grew up in New Kensington, went to Forbes Field, saw the display when it was at the planetarium many many time. Loved Isaly’s, the incline and so much more. An awesome walk down memory lane. I live in Minnesota now, but if I ever get back there this is a MUST STOP for me. Thank you so much for sharing!

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

I don’t live too far from new Ken. Thanks for sharing your story and I hope you make it back to see it. They’ve added allot of cool new structures to the display!

@hockey8784 Год назад

Agree joleen i grew up in the burgh also live in fl now miss preminti bros in incline the whole 9 yards 😊

@geoplaten337 Год назад

I toured this many times with my son, over many years. It’s a special place.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

It truly is special! Thanks!

@phillipsakalik4877 2 года назад

The best layout anywhere… probably the reason I’m in the hobby… I remember taking field trips in school and visiting the CSS with my family and I just wanted to spend all my time at the layout. It’s a masterpiece in my mind! My only wish is that they would run Legacy engines/O scale stuff as opposed to the postwar. That would totally take it to the next level!

@nscalefun 2 года назад

AWESOME, EXCELLENT and PERFECT!!!!! Been there, done that. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work.

@therosejewelrailroad489 2 года назад

It’s really cool to think. A layout tradition that old. Obviously none of the people who started the layout are around anymore. Yet the tradition carry’s on. Thanks for sharing this video.

@alconk7129 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed that!

@gsoscaletrains6550 2 года назад

Wow, truly amazing. In 1993, when I was 16, my Mom and I went to Chicago and I was lucky enough to see the O gauge layout at the Science and Technology museum. Sadly it is no longer there. You folks in Pennsylvania are very lucky to have so much railroad history and interest in the hobby! Thanks for sharing! Cheers from G's O Scale in Canada

@culcune 2 года назад

I was born in '69 in Chicago, and went to the Museum of Science and Industry fairly often during the 70s. I LOVED that layout! We moved out of Chicago in 1979, and I visited relatives often, but never got back to the museum. In 2001, took my wife and young son and sadly, the layout was gone, but not for good. Fast forward to last summer (2021) and I took my daughter and youngest child (10 years old) to the museum and they have a massive HO scale layout in its place, so all is not lost! Part of the display has an 'L' and even a subway in the Chicago section. The new layout simulates industry moving manufactured goods from Chicago to Seattle via railroad.

@NMRK91 Год назад

I went there in 1984… blown away.

@burlingtonbill1 9 месяцев назад

I saw this "O" layout once, when I was 9 years old, in 1961. I wonder if there is an archive somewhere of pictures of it? I'm sure the modern HO replacement layout is nice, but HO has never done much for me.

@jamesjohnson6969 Год назад

Super layout

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Yes!! 🙌🏼

@greg33770 Год назад

Amazing, would love to see that in person, thanks for posting !

@eileenfranke2411 2 года назад

Yes this place is so amazing every boy would love this

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

So true! Thank you Eileen!

@eileenfranke2411 2 года назад

You’re so welcome I love train layouts

@JR-qw6eb 2 года назад

What a remarkable railroad layout. Thank you for sharing it.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thanks so much!!

@jtbassgambler2594 4 месяца назад

That's awesome wow!!!!

@WesleysTrains 2 года назад

Always love seeing that layout! You need to get the Lionel Charles Bowdish house if you don’t already have one 😉

@wildcolonialman Год назад

Remarkable. Fabulous entertainment.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thanks for that kind comment!

@TheJasonlefort 10 месяцев назад

I think this is the best I have ever seen anywhere. I’m truly amazed!

@TheKurtsPlaceChannel 2 года назад

Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Thank you for the nice compliments and glad you enjoyed the tour!

@Amxracer 10 месяцев назад

Cool 😎 ! Just wow 🤩

@sergebrunet4218 Год назад

Amazing ! Love all of it ! As a trucker for 35 years i hauled almost everything there is to transport ! In relation of trains I hauled many times loads of tags ! new ones ! and also wheels and also old transfer tracks that would be over size loads with front and back escort pick-ups with signs and flashes ! it was about 20 feet wide loads ! 🤠

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

That’s awesome! Thank you😄

@wags302 2 года назад

I remember when this started out at Buhl Planetarium.

@goforitpainting 2 года назад

I love that so much is moving.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

That’s really what takes this layout to a different level! It’s alive! 😂

@duanemiles1558 11 месяцев назад

Words cannot describe it. The detail, WOW!

@andreburch7047 Год назад

I did a sleepover in the building when I was a Boyscout. I used to love to just look at this layout so many years ago.

@highlife0586 2 года назад

Wow does this bring back childhood memories for me. I used to have HO scale trains when I was a kid, back in the late 1950's. My layout (my Father helped me build it) was nowhere near this elaborate. Amazing layout, kudos to all who put in all the work and time to put this together. Thanks for posting this.

@elleryparsons5766 2 года назад

What a Layout it is Beautifuly large I love it.

@davidmihevc3990 2 года назад

Amazing layout. Thanks for the tour, well done. 👍

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thank you very nice compliments!

@alexparsons5768 Год назад

I saw this layout this year. It was amazing.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Cool! Glad you got to see it!

@JR-qw6eb 2 года назад

Quarry scene: I remember watching a steam shovel as it dug out a whole that would someday be Tacoma General Hospital. Steam shovels were later replaced by backhoes but back then. They were huge machines like the one in this quarry scene and they ran on steam engines. They were noisy puffing chugging machines but they were magical to watch. :) Back then it was not unusual for a home to be heated by coal. My grandma's apartment was heated with coal and I can still remember the dump trucks that would come and dump coal in the coal shoot at the back of the apartment. It would go down into the chute and would be slowly, automatically be fed into the boiler in the basement that heat the building. And yes, just like in the movies, the radiators in the apartments would sometimes make a banging sound as they heated. They were also notorious for not having enough heat to keep her small apartment warm. There was a valve on them you could turn for more heat but sometimes when it was really cold out, you just did not get enough heat from them to do the job. Her apartment was on the 2nd floor. I can't even imagine how bad it must have been 6 floors up on the top floor.

@SBluesBrotherhood Год назад

If you're ever near Richmond VA look for an event called "Field Days of the Past". We went a few years ago and had a blast. They had a car show, all kinds of things that run on steam there, molasses rendering, sawmills, arts & crafts, etc. Two old gas stations that they relocated to the event site... But the year that we were there they had an old steam shovel moving a huge pile of dirt back and forth all day and it brought back memories of my childhood too!

@claycassin8437 2 года назад

I've been there! It is absolutely stunning in person. Best I have ever seen!

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

That’s awesome! Every time I go I get so excited and I notice Something new.

@pupdog7374 11 месяцев назад

I was in Pittsburg back in 2016 on unrelated business. After seeing this video, I wish I knew about this beautifully realistic layout so I could have visited it.

@Grammaadell 2 года назад

Thank you

@harshabiliangady3211 Год назад

I’m from India this is just awesome.

@CM-ARM 2 года назад

Man you can't say enough about it, just fantastic 👏. Thank you for sharing this, Chris

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Thanks for the nice comments Chris! Nick-

@mikebrown2948 Год назад

Gorgeous large train set project 🙌🙌🙌

@kerry2368 Год назад

My parents took us to the Buhl Planetarium when I was young. The trains were only set up during the fall and winter. Wow! Great footage. It really brings back memories.

@Pensilvania65000 Год назад

Congratulations from Spain!

@fulviosantangeletta5838 Год назад

Fantastic idea to do this video it's such a beautiful looking layout love the roller coaster and so many other great scenes

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thank you for the nice comments. It’s amazing in person!

@scratchinjack608 Год назад

I was about 8 when I saw this layout when it was in Allegheny Center at the Buhl Planetarium. I don't remember much other that the details of playgrounds, blacksmith forges and a downtown Pittsburgh scene I think included the famed Jenkins Arcade. Not sure of my memory as that was more than 50 years ago. Thanks for the tour. This layout does deserve hours of appreciation....

@angelgabriella7974 2 года назад

Totally Awesome! Thank you for sharing.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Thanks! It’s just such a special place

@wisataudara Год назад

Great... Cars, buildings, landscapes are so realistic

@brettmariotte5249 2 года назад

Thank you for the tour. Brett, Clayton, NC.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Thanks Brett! Glad you enjoyed it!

@vincentvanpaepeghem4844 2 года назад

Great video Nick! Now that is one heck of a layout! Tons of different scenery lot of trains. Many years of work! Thanks for sharing! Have a great and awesome day!

@martinpattison1567 2 года назад

A truly wonderful layout, it just goes to show that you do not have to weather everything to make it look realistic. Martin. (Thailand)

@theworldisastage1984 7 месяцев назад

Reminds me of home. The scenery back in PA is so much more intimate, as opposed to the grandeur of out west

@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont Год назад

I saw it in late December 1977 when it was still at Buhl Planetarium. We stood in line almost two hours to see it.

@nathanielseymour8108 2 года назад

I used to live in Pittsburgh and saw this back in the 90's. It's definitely my favorite model railroad and I love all the details and animations! One part I don't remember seeing is Falling Water (unless it was added more recently). But thanks for the memorabilia!

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thank you! Glad to bring back some memories. Falling water was added mod 2000’s I think. They usually do one new thing each year

@danielchastanier2349 2 года назад

Bonjour et merci pour la très belle vidéo de train 👍👍👍❤

@Parry635 2 года назад

And THANK YOU Lilly for the sound effects.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Hahaha she laughed

@rogerestill9275 7 месяцев назад

Awesome is the only word I can think of. Really love all the animation

@bobmatuzak2263 2 года назад

I Live in Da Burgh and it’s an annual trip. Plus I’m lovin the CCM hat

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Thanks so much Bob! I’m a hockey guy and play still. And I love my trains! Lol. Thanks! Nick-

@northpennvalleysteamrailroad 2 года назад

Awesome video friend!

@dantiel4179 2 года назад

Great video on the science center layout I remember going to the old Buhl layout it was the highlight of the Xmas season when I was a kid 👍

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Same!! I was always so excited to go see it, and I still am! Thank you for the nice comment!

@ajmayowskijr 2 года назад

I love that layout Nick. I've been there many times. Great overview my friend.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thank you so much Al!

@chezsnailez Год назад

Spent a few months in Pittsburgh at a friends. Can't believe we missed seeing this sweet layout. They sure made good use of Matchbox's 'Models of Yesteryear' casting - spotted a few that we have. Almost expecting to see Mister Roger's neighborhood set somewhere... @21:21 and, there he is...

@johnstup4479 2 года назад

That is truly an amazing layout Nick! Thanks for sharing this awesome layout!

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thank you John!!

@VintageRenewed 2 года назад

I remember seeing that layout multiple times when we used to live in Pittsburg I was even able to get a boxcar that Lionel made in like 2002 or so to commemorate that layout

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Thanks for your story and being a fan! That awesome you got the special car. I’d love to find one myself.

@keepgoing1973 Год назад

Who else thinks that the scenery is more interesting than the trains

@jazzdub4958 4 месяца назад

yep

@trallfraz Год назад

The largest, most amazing train layout I've ever seen was at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona!!!

@Glum1964 2 года назад

12:40- the person is beating a rug. That’s the way they cleaned them of dust. Still do, I’d imagine.

@eric_in_florida 2 года назад

Wow the detail. The trees look amazingly real!

@eric_in_florida 2 года назад

Just got to the Fallingwater part. You have to be kidding. We got to visit there some 30 years ago. Incredible!

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

It’s a really good model of falling water! It’s all made of wood and real stones

@biffspigler1093 Год назад

Same! I saw this with my dad and it's been my dream to build a replica of this layout! A distant dream albeit.

@davepiper4537 2 года назад

I've always wanted to see this. Maybe one day I'll get there.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

I hope you can see it someday. It will leave you truly appreciating the hobby even more!

@willmears1111 Год назад

Wow, went to the Buhl years ago, but I must go again next time. A fantastic layout.

@mastergunnerysgt1258 Год назад

My younger friend ,I thank you for a great radiation of the past, but I can tell you a lot more of history that you would not understand. One day I would like to teach of many things that has happened in the past, but you did a good job my friend. Old Master Gunnery SGT USMC. PS I did like your vid.

@lukeyznaga7627 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic"world". Model railroading IS world building.

@burlingtonbill1 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for [osting this. I especially liked your slow, almost non-existent camera pans, and minimal vocal chatter. The awesomeness of the exhibit itself doesn't need any such "enhancements." Thanks again!

@briansilcox5720 Год назад

Excellent job brining this to your audience!

@appleorangeline 2 года назад

Excellent video! and presentation of information and of course the train layout itself is incredible.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

I appreciate that! Thank you

@robote7679 Год назад

I assume they don't have this. But it would be so amazing to have a live camera feed on one of the trains allowing you to ride through this astoundingly detailed layout.

@craigmiller4259 Год назад

From 12:40 till 14 minute is the stone house south of Slippery Rock. Truly a landmark in the area.

@Porschedude8 2 года назад

Brilliant! 👏😌

@retailwarrior1502 2 года назад

Lionel turns 122 this year. It’s crazy that this layout is only 20 years younger.

@Jtplaysgames21 2 года назад

Did the layout first have trains or were they added when Lionel became a thing?

@mikegross6107 2 года назад

I really enjoyed watching the whole video! You did a fantastic job with the slow movement of the camera and explanations! We have a fairly large train exhibit here in Tucson, AZ where one is allowed to push a button to make the figures move etc. Keep up the good videoing and post some more!

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

Thanks so much for the nice compliments on the video. I try not to move too fast so it’s not annoying to watch. I believe I used my gimbal I can’t recall for sure.

@Chessie1985 2 года назад

Awesome layout Nick!!!!

@garden-Railway Год назад

Model RAILWAY!

@johnpandolfino8663 2 года назад

Beautiful detail

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Thank you! It truly amazing

@jerryr7641 2 года назад

Cool vlog on channel RU-vid

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

Thank you very much Jerry! We’re planning more trips in the future. Stay tuned! Nick-

@PhillProbst 2 года назад

I think the "guy in the back hitting the clothing on the clothing line" is actually a guy beating a rug.

@PghTrainFanatic 2 года назад

I believe you’re correct! That would make more sense LOL!

@426hemicuda1090 Год назад

This is one of the most realistic layouts I ever seen... they got to slow the trains down just a bit. I will be going to see this sometime before Christmas

@BearCreekWoodworking 2 года назад

Amazing Layout! 👍🚂

@craigmauger9178 2 года назад

Incredible layout just simply amazing

@Hespeakstruth Год назад

Simply Fantastic!

@JR-qw6eb 2 года назад

"A busy train station" When I was a child some 65 years ago in about 1956, train stations were a very bury place. Airplanes were used but they were propeller planes only and most people traveled by train. I remember my parents taking grandma to the station to go from Tacoma Washington to Pocatello Idaho on the Union Pacific railroad. The station had hundreds of people traveling to unknown places. There was a Union station which is still there today. It is a museum now. There were passenger trains coming and going and there were military passenger cars still parked there that were still there from wwII. It was a very busy place and every part of the station had people bustling about heading to and from their trains. I can still hear the announcements in my mind of the trains being announced as they came and went. Unlike today when Amtrak that might have a train come once or twice a day, there were trains constantly coming in and out of the station all day and night. Another thing I remember is that the cities were alive. There was no such thing as a mall yet and the cities were crowded with people shopping and moving about. If you picture the city in the movie 'A Christmas Story', you are seeing how it was. I remember the trains in the store windows. The displays were magical in the eyes of my childhood. From the monkey playing the cymbals to the trains and toys all animated and making the scenes a memories I will always cherish.

@PghTrainFanatic Год назад

That sounds incredible!

@JakeWerkmeister Год назад

I have video of this layout back when it was still at Buell. That was around 1986/87. It's still on Hi8 cassettes, which I'll be transferring over into digital format in the next months.