Editing Central City, Kentucky (section)

===Muhlenberg County Rail Trail===
[[File:Powderly KY P&L Railcar.jpg|thumb|right|A refurbished railcar from the Paducah and Louisville Railroad along the Muhlenberg County Rail Trail]]
The Muhlenberg County [[Rail Trail]] is a paved trail following an old Paducah and Louisville railway route between Central City and [[Greenville, Kentucky|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.railtrails.org/find/totm/archives/04-05.asp |title=Trail of the Month - Muhlenberg County Rail Trail |access-date=2006-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623004530/http://www.railtrails.org/find/totm/archives/04-05.asp |archive-date=2004-06-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A viewing platform and birding guide are available where the trail passes through a local wetland.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.traillink.com/TL_Active_Pages/TrailSearch/default.asp?Action=DisplayDetails&ID=1753&Trail=Muhlenberg+County+Rail-Trail&SearchQueryString=Action=StateSearch&Keyword=&State=KY&Activity=&UseOther=&AS_State=&AS_Countie |title=Rails to Trails Conservancy - Muhlenberg County Rail Trail |access-date=2006-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708171535/http://www.traillink.com/TL_Active_Pages/TrailSearch/default.asp?Action=DisplayDetails&ID=1753&Trail=Muhlenberg+County+Rail-Trail&SearchQueryString=Action=StateSearch&Keyword=&State=KY&Activity=&UseOther=&AS_State=&AS_Countie |archive-date=2006-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Muhlenberg County Rails to Trails Committee has obtained an additional 3 miles of abandoned rail, possibly for a later extension into [[McLean County, Kentucky|McLean County]].<ref>[http://www.kyrailtrail.org/projects/muhlenberg.php Kentucky Rails to Trails Council - Muhlenberg County Rail Trail]</ref>