I remember after Marty passed, his layout was dismantled. I can't recall who did it and what happened to it. It was a wonderful layout with all operating catenary.
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I'm not positive of this but I think it was split-up and sold off.
It was dismantled and sold off. Many of the buildings are on the NJ-HR layout.
We dismantled his layout in 2 long 12hour days & 1 15 hour day. Marty always said how well built his layout was with all track and switches screwed down. He wasn’t kidding. Try spending 2 12 hour days and 1 15 hour day on your hands and knees taking up track. You all know how many screw holes are in Lionel track. Well, Marty filled everyone of them. The big issue was it seemed alternated between flathead screw and Philips screws. Not an easy task. His miles of wiring was immaculate. Color coded and all. We were very careful in taking down his signature board of all the many visitors who had signed it.
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His autograph wall is at the NJHR too. Right next to the door when you walk in.
That was cathartic to see those pictures. Every layout is dismantled eventually, but bits and pieces of layouts live on somewhere. I needed that, and I thank you.
What happened to the Train America sign on Marty's wall. That was from Canfield, Ohio near me. Was at the shop many times visiting Mike. Marty and friends visited my layout many years ago when Lionel was still in Canfield. Had a great visit, he was a class act for sure!!! Have pictures somewhere of him signing my "Wall of Fame" it is about 20' long x 3' tall and full of names, some well-known in the O gauge world. 
Miss ya Marty!!!
Jeff
His engine house lives on here on the Bellevue and Schenectady RR. 
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Marty's layout kind of lives on via the various videos, with TM Books & Video among others.
That photo of Capt. John with the hammer and crowbar says it all. Marty's layout was built very solid. Alternating from Phillips-head and slotted screws during definitely added to the challenge. I took a lot of photos during the de-construction and have borrowed some of Marty's construction techniques as I continue building my own layout--especially on the elevated line. Before leaving Marty's house after it was all over, I rescued one of Marty's elevated station platforms from the scrap pile in hopes that I might be able to use it on my layout, but in the end, I decided to build a new one for a custom fit. However, i was able to salvage the small LEDs that he had on the underside of the platform, and they are now on my layout, so in a small way, part of Marty's layout lives on here as well.
John
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Marty was certainly a class act and generous in sharing his time and knowledge to help others. It is a fitting tribute that when the time came a group of friends carefully and appreciatively disassembled the spectacular layout he worked so hard to build. His working catenary is the stuff of legend and immortalized in an OGR video. Marty’s O Gauge career and legacy is about as good as it gets.
@jjames9641 posted:What happened to the Train America sign on Marty's wall. That was from Canfield, Ohio near me. Was at the shop many times visiting Mike. Marty and friends visited my layout many years ago when Lionel was still in Canfield. Had a great visit, he was a class act for sure!!! Have pictures somewhere of him signing my "Wall of Fame" it is about 20' long x 3' tall and full of names, some well-known in the O gauge world.
Miss ya Marty!!!
Jeff
I believe it went back to Mike Regan.
I was fortunate to win the roundhouse. It forced me to expand my railroad. Had to cut it down, these things take up a lot of space. Took me almost a year to do so, kink of felt like desecration. Space is not yet picture worthy.
