. ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁few ▁railway ▁terminal ▁stations ▁remaining ▁on ▁the ▁Queensland ▁coast , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁excellent ▁condition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁dialog ue ▁began ▁between ▁community ▁groups ▁and ▁Rock ham pton ▁Regional ▁Council ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁track ▁formerly ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Ye pp oon ▁line ▁into ▁a ▁cy cling ▁and ▁h ik ing ▁trail . ▁ ▁Ye pp oon ▁Sug ar ▁Company ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁sugar ▁industry ▁on ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast ▁was ▁a ▁short ▁one , ▁comm encing ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁ending ▁twenty ▁years ▁later , ▁but ▁its ▁effects ▁still ▁l inger ▁today . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ye pp oon ▁Sug ar ▁Company ▁was ▁the ▁brain child ▁of ▁William ▁Bro ome ▁who ▁had ▁property ▁a ▁few ▁kilometres ▁north ▁of ▁Ye pp oon . ▁ ▁Need ing ▁invest ors , ▁he ▁flo ated ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁and ▁a ▁cr ushing ▁mill ▁was ▁subsequently ▁built ▁at ▁F arn borough . ▁The ▁mill ▁re lied ▁on ▁other ▁people ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁growing , ▁but ▁sugar ▁was ▁a ▁prem ium ▁comm od ity ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁and ▁land own ers ▁followed ▁Bro ome ' s ▁lead . ▁ ▁So on ▁there ▁were ▁sugar ▁can e ▁plant ations ▁at ▁F arn borough , ▁C aw ar ral , ▁and ▁Jos kele igh . ▁ ▁Bro ome ' s ▁vision ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁due ▁largely ▁to ▁late ▁summer