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New debate over Dallas D-2 downtown subway transit plan

March 12th, 2021
March 12, 2021 - NBCDFW.com, Ken Kalthoff - Years of planning and spending on a downtown Dallas rail transit subway could be derailed for good without an agreement on the latest plan by the end of March. Dallas Area Rapid Transit is...

USDOT Announces $908 Million Loan for Silver Line Regional Rail in Dallas

February 25th, 2021
February 25, 2021 - TRA Newswire - WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that USDOT’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) has provided a $908 million loan under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program to the Dallas...

S. Dallas County Inland Port linking workers to transit

January 23rd, 2021
January 23, 2021 - TRA Newswire - A unique partnership has been developed between Southern Dallas County Inland Port Transit Association (IPTMA) and transportation agencies to benefit the 30,000 workers at hundreds of employers throughout the industrial complex. The Inland Port...

New rail delivered for DART's Silver Line in Plano

December 22nd, 2020
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) received new rail Dec. 18 for its Silver Line project in Plano. A total of 200, 80-foot rail sections, or 16,000 feet of rail, were delivered by special train from Steel Dynamics, Inc., of Indiana, to...

DART Board picks David Leininger as Interim President/Executive Director

November 25th, 2020
November 24, 2020 - TRA Newswire - The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors selected David Leininger to serve as DART's Interim President/Executive Director. This appointment follows Gary Thomas' recent decision to retire from DART after almost 20 years...

Denton County has a new A-Train operations and maintenance contractor

November 2nd, 2020
November 2, 2020 - TRA Newswire - As of this past weekend, Rio Grande Pacific Corportation (RGPC) has assumed operations and maintenance of Denton County Transportation Authority's A-Train rail system. “We’re looking forward to our partnership with Rio Grande Pacific for the...

Gary Thomas announces retirement as DART President/Executive Director

October 30th, 2020
Photo Dallas Morning News October 30, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Gary C. Thomas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) president/executive director, has informed the DART Board of Directors of his intention to retire from his position after almost 20 years of leadership....

$500 million, DART-adjacent master plan underway in Addison, TX

October 28th, 2020
October 27, 2020 - rejournals.com - Cushman & Wakefield has been engaged by the town of Addison, Texas to solicit proposals for a master developer for an estimated 18-acre high-density, transit-oriented development opportunity within the nationally acclaimed Addison Circle urban district. Cushman &...

DART rail adds over $10 billion in development near rail stations

July 27th, 2020
July 23, 2020 - TRA Newswire  - A new study looking at construction near Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail stations shows just how productive and important it is to the overall North Texas economy, generating billions of dollars in...

Arrival of rail for DART's Silver Line keeps project on track

July 14th, 2020
July 14, 2020 - TRA Newswire - Long portions of steel rails were delivered on Friday, July 10, to Addison, Texas along the Silver Line, a sure sign that construction on Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) $2 billion project is underway....

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