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Abandoned South Austin railroad on track to become city s newest trail
Bergstrom Spur would revitalize a now-defunct rail path.
Photo courtesy of City of Austin
A six-mile stretch of abandoned railroad could be on track to become Austin s next urban trail. Once part of the Union Pacific Railroad serving the defunct Bergstrom Air Force Base, the Bergstrom Spur would become a hybrid urban trail and public transit corridor.
On December 9, Austin Public Works Urban Trails Program and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization released a hefty, 129-page study deemed the Bergstrom Spur Platinum Planning Study Report. It provides a detailed plan for creating a multi-use public trail beginning at Vinson Drive, in Southwest Austin, heading east to US-183 near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. ....

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