I hope posting this is OK

If I may Walt you may want to post some photos from some of your visits to spur some interest in the layout 

looks like a neat place  - wish their website had more photos of the layout and trains, good luck to them in obtaining funding.

trainbob posted:

If I may Walt you may want to post some photos from some of your visits to spur some interest in the layout 

Sorry, but I never took any pictures.

I took these pics of our Grandson at the Carnegie in March, 2014.

Thomas whizzing past:

On of hundreds of animations:

In this second pic the man has the bucket raised to the top of the well:

That looks like a cool place to add to my list. They have an interesting spiff for $1,000 donations:

Paul

"If you give $1,000, a custom miniature figure painted to look like you or a loved one will be placed in the display for 10 years. In addition, you receive a printed map of the location of the custom figure, a holiday ornament made in the BNY Mellon Fab Lab at the science center, an invitation to the 100th anniversary celebration in November, a pair of 100th anniversary train socks, a vintage track piece from the miniature railroad, an On Track guide and a commemorative postcard."