The City of Yelm purchased the segment of the Prairie Line Railroad from Burlington Northern Railroad in 2000 with Federal Surface Transportation Program grant funds. This transaction acquired the railroad right of way and underlying property from SR 510 to the City of Roy in Pierce County. The City of Yelm won Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) grant funds to convert the railroad to a shared-use path from the Centralia Power Canal north to the Nisqually River Bridge trestle. This project will construct the path from south of the Centralia Power Canal to south of the Nisqually River Bridge Trestle. The project includes excavating and widening the railroad prism to accommodate a 12-foot asphalt paved path and a lookout area with benches, binoculars, and educational panels.