The Coopersville and Marne Railway is a

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and

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in West

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. It connects with the

Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad The Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad is a railroad in western Michigan, United States. The line runs east–west through Grand Rapids, Michigan to Lowell. Its of trackage ends at the Saint Mary's Siding, where it meets the Coopersville and Marne ...

. The for-profit company owns the track, which runs from

Walker, Michigan Walker is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,537 at the 2010 census. Walker was originally organized as Walker Township in 1837 and later incorporated as a city in 1962. It is part of the Grand Rapid ...

Coopersville, Michigan Coopersville is a city located in north central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,828 at the 2020 census. It is primarily a farming community. The city is located within Polkton Township, though it is administr ...

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and Ottawa counties. It runs excursion trains from Coopersville to

Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...

and back and services one customer, near the end of the line, with freight cars of lumber. , one car on the train will be handicapped

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in the near future. As of 2022, the handicap-accessible car is still under restoration. No completion date has been announced.

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