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What Gainesville might do with historic Engine 209 train, land
Realty company, health system at top of potential buyers list
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The historic Engine 209, pictured in December 2018, is located in a small park just off Jesse Jewell Parkway in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers
The city of Gainesville hopes to sell the land at the intersection of Jesse Jewell Parkway and West Academy Street, the site of Engine 209 Park, and relocate the historic train, with the goal of redeveloping the land and spurring additional downtown growth.