page_title: Central City, Kentucky
section_title: Muhlenberg County Rail Trail
hierarchical_section_title: Central City, Kentucky / Arts and culture / Muhlenberg County Rail Trail
caption_attribution_description: English: A railcar from the Paducah and Nashville Railroad, now on display in Powderly, Kentucky
context_page_description: Central City is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,978 at the 2010 census. It is also the largest city in the county and the principal community in the Central City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Muhlenberg County.
context_section_description: The Muhlenberg County Rail Trail is a paved trail following an old Paducah and Louisville railway route between Central City and Greenville that is open to pedestrian and non-motorized vehicle traffic. Kentucky's most extensive rail trail conversion to date, the Muhlenberg Rail Trail opened October 20, 2000 and was named "Trail of the Month" by the Rails to Trails Conservancy in May 2004. A viewing platform and birding guide are available where the trail passes through a local wetland. The Muhlenberg County Rails to Trails Committee has railbanked an additional 3 miles of abandoned rail, possibly for a later extension into McLean County.
caption: A refurbished railcar from the Paducah and Louisville Railroad along the Muhlenberg County Rail Trail
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