Dauphin is home to Manitoba's last remaining rail turntable, and efforts have been launched to try and keep it from being demolished.
Currently located at the city's Public Works Shop, the 84-foot, approximately 40-ton steel structure debuted in Dauphin in 1906.
It was initially preserved in 1993 through the efforts of 17 community members, who raised money to purchase the land from CNR, with the city, in turn, purchasing the turntable and leasing the land to Fort Dauphin Museum.
Now, the city has announced plans to remove it from the Public Works Shop as of this summer, despite proposals being presented that the Dauphin rail museum says would provide more room for the city and their vehicles at the public works shop while still preserving the turntable.
The Rail Museum has now launched a campaign to continue to try and preserve the turntable in its original and current location, including an online petition created through Change.org.
