WE WANT IT TO BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. AND FOR SOMEBODY TO GET SOMETHING GOOD OUT OF IT. AND I HATE TO HAVE ALL THIS BEING DUMPED. I DON’T WANT THAT HAPPENING. THIS IS A STORY THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN RESPONDING TO, A LEBANON COUNTY COUPLE LOOKING TO GIVE UP THEIR ELABORATE TRAIN DISPLAY THAT THEY’VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR DECADES, BUT WITH A CERTAIN CAVEAT ATTACHED. AS NEWS EIGHT’S BAYLEE MARTIN, PHOTOJOURNALIST TONI MANNING SHOWED US A FEW DAYS AGO ON NEWS EIGHT AT FIVE, JAY AND CAROLYN MEYER FROM PALMYRA DIDN’T WANT A PENNY FOR IT. ALL THEY WERE ASKING FOR WAS A DONATION TO BE MADE TO BRITTANY’S HOPE, A CHARITY FOR CHILDREN IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. SO HERE’S THE UPDATE C1 C1 BOUGHT IT, BUT THE BUFFALO BUYERS C1 FUTURE. SO IF C1 C1 SCAN THE Q
Lebanon County couple’s train display finds new home with charitable donation
Updated: 6:11 PM EDT Mar 12, 2026
Jay and Carolyn Buffenmyer from Palmyra, Lebanon County, have found a new home for their elaborate train display, which they have been working on for decades, with the condition that a donation be made to Brittany’s Hope, a charity for children in third-world countries.After their story aired, someone came forward and “purchased” the entire set, promising a $10,000 donation to the charity.The Buffenmyers said the new owner plans to put the display up for public view sometime in the future.
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. —
Jay and Carolyn Buffenmyer from Palmyra, Lebanon County, have found a new home for their elaborate train display, which they have been working on for decades, with the condition that a donation be made to Brittany’s Hope, a charity for children in third-world countries.
After their story aired, someone came forward and “purchased” the entire set, promising a $10,000 donation to the charity.
The Buffenmyers said the new owner plans to put the display up for public view sometime in the future.