▁gold ▁towns ▁of ▁Mount ▁Chal mers ▁and ▁C aw ar ral , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁the ▁branch ▁line ▁reached ▁Ye pp oon . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁E mu ▁Park ▁rail ▁line ▁was ▁progress ively ▁de comm ission ed , ▁however ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁at ▁N ank in ▁still ▁stands . ▁At ▁T ung am ull ▁directly ▁before ▁the ▁Ke ppel ▁S ands ▁Road ▁turn off , ▁p yl ons ▁that ▁supported ▁the ▁rail ▁bridge ▁are ▁also ▁clearly ▁visible ▁beside ▁the ▁flo od way ▁crossing . ▁ ▁The ▁E mu ▁Park ▁Museum ▁also ▁houses ▁many ▁historical ▁re lic s ▁of ▁the ▁rail ▁line ▁that ▁helped ▁make ▁the ▁remote ▁southern ▁communities ▁of ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast ▁more ▁accessible ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁trains ▁ceased ▁running ▁to ▁Mount ▁Chal mers , ▁C aw ar ral , ▁and ▁Ye pp oon ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁the ▁advent ▁much - im pro ved ▁roads ▁to ▁Rock ham pton . ▁ ▁Vi ability ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁further ▁limited ▁due ▁to ▁down s izing ▁of ▁local ▁p ine apple ▁production , ▁and ▁an ▁increased ▁use ▁of ▁road ▁fre ight . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁trains ▁stopped ▁running ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years ▁the ▁tracks ▁were ▁removed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Ye pp oon ▁Railway ▁Station ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁permanent ▁her itage ▁register ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Heritage ▁Council