Pennsylvania - Carnegie Science Center Miniature Railroad & Village

Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Science Center - The Miniature Railroad & Village® Celebrating 100 years of engineering memories Take a walking tour of western Pennsylvania at the world-renowned Miniature Railroad & Village®.

Since 1919, the Miniature Railroad has delighted millions with its handcrafted replicas of regional landmarks, like Forbes Field and Fallingwater.

The Miniature Railroad’s story began in 1919 with a man named Charles Bowdish of Brookville, PA. Originally a holiday display on the second floor of his house, it moved to the Buhl Planetarium in 1954, and ultimately found its final home at Carnegie Science Center in 1992.

The Miniature Railroad & Village® features hundreds of wonderfully realistic animated scenes that illustrate how people lived, worked, and played in our region during an era spanning the 1880s up to 1940.

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