The Dauphin Rail Museum is hoping a public information campaign will bring the City of Dauphin back to the table to discuss options for saving the last remaining rail turntable in Manitoba.
President Jason Gilmore says that includes an online petition, which can be accessed through their Facebook page.
He admits the city holds all of the cards in this situation.
"We have fully understood that it is a work site and have tried to be respectful of that. If we send people or visitors it is usually on evenings or weekends. But we were told that vehicles are getting larger, which is the reason why (the turntable) needed to be moved. And then finally, with the notification of the letter for the full removal, indicating that this would allow the shop to function better."
Gilmore says if discussions can not come to a resolution towards saving all or at least some of the turntable at its current location, they would at least like a detailed report from the city as to why that can not happen.
The rail turntable, which is 84 feet in size and weighs approximately 40 tonnes, first opened in Dauphin in 1906.
