After months of negotiations, city officials have negotiated a ground lease agreement with Amtrak, paving the way for a return of passenger train service along the Gulf Coast.

The city sent that lease to Amtrak on Friday. It also has to be approved by the Mobile City Council.

Final terms have not been disclosed, by city spokeswoman Candace Cooksey told FOX10 News that Amtrak would pay a “nominal” amount for use of part of the parking lot next to the Artur Outlaw Mobile Convention Center. CSX Corp. would build a layover track there. That is where the train would be stored overnight.

The agreement also allows Amtrak to making improvements to the existing platform where the train stop would be.