Coopersville and Marne Railway
Tourist railroad in Coopersville, Michigan, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Coopersville and Marne Railway is a non-profit[1] tourist railroad and common carrier in West Michigan. It connects with the Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad. The company owns the track, which runs from Walker, Michigan to Coopersville, Michigan in Kent and Ottawa counties. It runs excursion trains from Coopersville to Marne and back and services one customer, near the end of the line, with freight cars of lumber.
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Headquarters | Coopersville, Michigan |
Reporting mark | CPMY |
Locale | West Michigan |
Dates of operation | 1989āPresent |
Predecessor | Central Michigan Railway |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 14.28 miles (22.98 km) |
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Website | www |
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As of 2008[update], one car on the train will be handicapped accessible in the near future.[2]
As of 2022, the handicap-accessible car is still under restoration. No completion date has been announced.
As of 2023, the handicap-accessible car has completed restoration and is operational.[3]