I wrote an article about the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley chapter's involvement with the Oliver train for NRHS News last week. When I submitted it to the editor, along with photos, he asked if I had any photos of the completed layout. It turns out, I did not. So, I made a quick run to the museum, and grabbed these 3 views.
A few changes made since the on-air presentation. No rotation of the layout. No fireworks. And No PJ Carlessimo. John Oliver's face now adorns the Nay Aug Tunnel.
Road Scholar trucking is a sponsor of the restoration of Scranton Transit car no. 505, so they have a truck on the layout, with the WNEP addition of "The Train Station." This is a play on their normal tagline of being "The News Station."
They took a few liberties by relocating the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct from Nicholson to this version of Scranton. In order to do so, they made the concrete bridge curved, instead of straight. Oh, well, it is all in fun. The attraction is doing its job. Plenty of people with no interest in trains or trolleys stop by every day to see the train that was on TV.
