St. Pete City Council approves deal to purchase CSX rail line for urban trail
By Emma Behrmann
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Published: Feb 19, 2026

The City of St. Petersburg will purchase a long-desired stretch of the CSX rail line with plans to convert it into an urban trail.

City council voted unanimously Thursday to authorize Mayor Ken Welch to purchase the 0.86-mile segment of rail corridor between Fifth Avenue North and First Avenue South from the Trust for Public Land for $7 million. The approval allows the city to close on the property by the end of June.

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