F.A.Q.

What is the Erie Turntable’s relationship with the Port Jervis Transportation History center?

The “Port Jervis Transportation History Center” was the original name for TOYX’s preservation and historic display project at the turntable site in 2020. A separate non-profit organization with this name was formed by local residents to support the project in September 2021 (over a year after TOYX’s project began). That separate organization announced its dissolution in June 2023. At that time, TOYX elected to change the name of its project to “Erie Turntable” to avoid ongoing confusion with the defunct group.

What is the Erie Turntable’s relationship with the Tri-States Railway Preservation Society?

In early 2022, TOYX volunteers sourced the donation of three boxcars to renovate and display at the Erie Turntable site. Two of these boxcars were donated by TOYX to the local Tri-States Railway Preservation Society, which leases space at the turntable site from TOYX for the storage and display of these cars. TOYX continues to provide several support functions for these boxcars related to their ongoing maintenance and upkeep, but Tri-States generally operates its museum independently of the Erie Turntable’s other exhibits.

IS the Erie Turntable OPEN TO PARTNERING WITH OTHER HISTORIC GROUPS?

Absolutely. We actively solicit and welcome the participation of other preservation groups that wish to display their historically relevant vehicles and/or rail equipment as part of the Erie Turntable. Several non-profit groups have partnered to bring the Erie Turntable to fruition, and we are interested in adding to this conglomerate in the future! If you are a director or officer of an organization that is interested in partnering with us, please email us at info@erieturntable.org.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RAIL EQUIPMENT PREVIOUSLY STORED ON THE PROPERTY IN PORT JERVIS (prior to 2021)?

Starting in 2007, the tracks at the railyard in Port Jervis were occupied by seven pieces of rail equipment that were privately owned. As the owner did not wish to participate in the Erie Turntable project, six of these pieces of equipment were removed from the property by the owner on April 29, 2021 and moved to another location. Several of these six pieces have since been sold by the owner to other parties, while the rest remain stored and available for sale. One locomotive (RS3 No. 935) remained on the property and was acquired by the City of Port Jervis in early 2023. It was sold to the non-profit Delaware & Hudson Railway Historical Society on November 12, 2024 and was moved out of Port Jervis for preservation on April 22, 2025.