<P> Nearby Tampa International Airport provides air transportation for most passengers . Smaller airlines, with destinations to smaller cities and towns, operate at St. Petersburg - Clearwater International Airport, with most tenants providing only seasonal services . Albert Whitted Airport provides general aviation services near the heart of downtown St. Petersburg . </P> <P> Mass transit in St. Petersburg is provided by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA). A sightseeing trolley, called The Looper, also travels to key downtown destinations daily such as USFSP, Sundial, Vinoy Hotel, and the multiple museums around the city . The Looper costs only 50 cents to ride and provides free drop off points throughout the transit . </P> <P> CSX Transportation operates a former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad branch line which sees daily rail traffic from north Tampa though Safety Harbor, Clearwater, and Largo . As of March 2008, the portion that ran into downtown St. Petersburg and the adjacent western industrial areas was abandoned . There is a small rail yard to the northwest of downtown St. Petersburg at the new end of the rail line with several spur lines serving industries in the area . </P> <P> The former Seaboard Air Line branch from the western coastal portion of the county was abandoned in the 1980s and converted to a popular recreational trail called the Pinellas Trail . </P>

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