Port Jervis Mayor Tells Worried Residents Historic Turntable to Remain Untouched

A lease on the Erie Turntable property was cut short, and the historic trains on the property will have to move.

The Erie Turntable in Port Jervis, N.Y., on Dec. 11, 2025. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times

PORT JERVIS, N.Y.—Port Jervis Mayor Dominic Cicalese said at a Dec. 8 city council meeting that the Erie Turntable property will remain untouched by development and will not be sold. The city is ending its lease with a local historical railroad nonprofit, causing concern among locals about the future of the turntable and trains.

The nonprofit TOYX, which encompasses the Tri-States Railway Preservation Society, Operation Toy Train, and the Erie Turntable, leases 8.67 acres of abandoned industrial and railroad property in Port Jervis from the Outdoor Club of Port Jervis to house its 27 restored historic train cars and rail equipment. The organization has been on the site since 2021.