Phillipston Turntable Armstrong Trail Historic Site

L-R: ARTA volunteers; Sarah Heppenstall, David Gibson, Marty Henry and Toni Henry (not shown, Val Dzwonczyk)

The train turntable located just outside of Phillispton and along the Armstrong Trail is getting a much needed makeover. Site work began in the fall of 2011 when Armstrong Rails to Trails Association (ARTA) members Angie and Darwin Burtner began clearing the area around the turntable. The vegetation had hidden this old railroad gem for decades. Two years later the work continues.

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