Properties For Sale Near the Katy Trail in Dallas

Click each one of the images below to view the available properties between the streets indicated.

American Airlines Center to Bowen Street

Click image to search for Homes, Condos, and Town Homes for sale near the Katy Trail between the American Airlines Center and Bowen Street.

Bowen Street to Blackburn Street

Click image to search for Homes, Condos, and Town Homes for sale near the Katy Trail between Bowen Street and Blackburn Street.

Blackburn Street to Fitzhugh Avenue

Click image to search for Homes, Condos, and Town Homes for sale near the Katy Trail between Blackburn Street and Fitzhugh Avenue.

Fitzhugh Avenue to Knox Street

Click image to search for Homes, Condos, and Town Homes for sale near the Katy Trail between Fitzhugh Avenue and Knox Street.

Knox Street to Airline Road

Click image to search for Homes, Condos, and Town Homes for sale near the Katy Trail between Knox Street and Airline Road.

History of the Katy Trail

The Katy Trail is a three and a half mile stretch of paved and soft-coated pathways for biking, jogging, walking, strolling, rollerblading, etc. In 1993 the Union Pacific Railroad donated a stretch of track to the city of Dallas as part of a nationwide rails to trails program. Later on, in 1997, The Friends of the Katy Trail was established.

The trail is named after the railway company that used to operate a line where the path now lies - the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. The railroad was commonly referred to as the K – T and was affectionately referred to as the Katy. The railway was created in 1865 and later joined the Union Pacific Railroad in 1988. The MKT was a very important north-south link between the Midwest and Texas and was the first to enter the state from the north.

The MKT served six Midwestern states with more than 3,300 miles of track, had a primary office center in Denison, Texas and was headquartered in Dallas. Did you know that there’s a place called the Red River Railroad Museum located in a restored historic Katy Depot in downtown Denison just an hour and a half north of Dallas?

On September 15, 1896 one of the most famous, or rather infamous, publicity stunts involved two MKT locomotives near Waco. Know as the Crash at Crush, it was an elaborately planned and heavily promoted train wreck event which attracted over 40,000 spectators. Luckily the company never repeated such an event.

After a hundred years of providing passenger and freight services to and from the city of Dallas, the MKT rails were abandoned. It is on that abandoned rail bed the rails were removed and the Katy Trail was built. The city of Dallas has similar plans to connect White Rock Lake to the Trinity River in a county-wide network of trails. I’m glad to see the city realize the value of hiking and biking trails. Why not come out and enjoy the trail with us? I can be found there nearly every afternoon and I’d be delighted to help you find a home near there.

Interested in learning what happened on this day in Texas’ history?

Please remember, if you need help with any of the homes you find on my site, or anywhere else, I'll be glad to assist you. There is never a charge to my buyers for my services! Send an email or call here.