Coopersville and Marne Railway
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.
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]
Locomotives
Number | Original Owner | Type | Builder | Build Date | Notes |
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20 | United States Army | 20-ton Switcher | Whitcomb Locomotive Works | Unknown | Non-Operational, stored. |
1395 | Canadian National Railway | 4-6-0 | Montreal Locomotive Works | 1913 | Non-Operational, cosmetically restored and on display.[4] |
2394 | Vermont Railway | RS-1 | ALCO | 1942 | Non-Operational, poor candidate for restoration. Former Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway. |
3049 | DuPont Chemical | 50-ton Switcher | General Electric | 1957 | Operational, secondary locomotive used on the railroad. |
5208 | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | NW2 | EMD | 1949 | Non-Operational, used as a parts engine for #7014. |
7014 | Grand Trunk Western Railroad | SW9 | EMD | 1952 | Privately owned. Operational, main locomotive used on the railroad. |
7209 | Consumers Energy | 125-ton Center Cab Switcher | General Electric | 1949 | Gifted to CPMY in February, 2023, as part of the J.H. Campbell generation facility's planned 2025 closure. Was used as a switcher for coal gondolas at the facility. Source[5] |
Source[6]
References
- ^ "About Us". Friends of Coopersville and Marne Railway. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Renovation project aims to make Coopersville and Marne Railway accessible to everyone". Grand Rapids Press. 15 September 2008.
- ^ "FAQ". Friends of Coopersville and Marne Railway. December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Doria, Rosendale, Adriana, Katie (August 7, 2024). "Historic locomotive restored, on display in Coopersville". Wood TV 8.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "125-ton locomotive donated to Coopersville train friends group".
- ^ "Coopersville & Marne Railroad Company".
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