Port Jervis Turntable
I really enjoyed your web site! Rail enthusiasts who visit Port Jervis, NY, where I live, can see the recently renovated turntable on the former Erie yards property, as well as the renovated Depot that houses a railroad museum. The Depot and adjoining REA building has been restored to as it looked when it housed the offices for the Erie RR. The turntable recently saw use to turn a restored locomotive on several excursion trips on the former mainline...what a site to see for someone who loves railroads!
I also noted that this was written up in Trains January issue. Ross Rowland's C&O 614 ran excursion trips between Hoboken and Port Jervis over the ex-EL for New Jersey Transit. The article indicated that the steam loco hit 79 MPH on the trip. The motor on the turntable was not operational so they had to use a bulldozer to turn the locomotive.
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