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Rail service from Plano to McKinney being studied by North Central Texas Regional Transportation Council
March 15th, 2026
March 15, 2026 - TRA Newswire -A study is back in progress to look at proposed rail service north of Dallas, between Plano and McKinney. The Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments voted this week to...
DART funding agreement provides North Texas transit member cities a new path forward; 3 cities still to vote on stay or leave
March 6th, 2026
March 6, 2026 - TRA Newswire -Member cities in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit network can expect to see a portion of the sales tax they pay returned to them as part of a deal to head off withdrawal elections...
3 N Texas cities want to leave DART rail and bus services; transit riders say its a bad move
October 30th, 2025
October 30, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Three north Texas cities are aiming to pull out of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) services, a proposal that transit advocates say "would jeopardize vital transit services for thousands of riders both inside and...
Final tie in place on DART's new Silver Line, 26 mile-long line gets closer to running trains
August 27th, 2025
August 27, 2025 - TRA Newswire -Construction on the 26-mile long Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Silver Line just took a leap forward when the final tie was installed on tracks in Coppell this week.When the line opens by the...
As more suburbs approve cuts to DART, a group of riders is pushing back
August 4th, 2024
August 2, 2024 - WFAA.com - DATA, an advocacy group formed by DART passengers, aims to "push back on the narrative that we don’t exist," and advocate against funding cuts.DALLAS — While North Texas cities vote to reduce DART's funding, riders...
DART Silver Line Testing to Begin between Richardson and Plano
July 18th, 2024
July 18, 2024 - TRA Newswire -Residents in Plano and Richardson will soon be able to catch a glimpse of the new Silver Line trains in town with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) set to begin testing Monday, July 22.DART...
DART begins testing trains for new Silver Line service across north Dallas
May 9th, 2024
May 9, 2024 - culturemap.com - Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) fans can get a sneak peek of a new train line coming on board: Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has begun running trains on its new Silver Line tracks for...
N Central Tx COG ditches hyperloop for HSR, shows plans to extend DART rail to McKinney
February 18th, 2022
February 18,2022 - TRA Newswire -
The North Central Texas Council of Governments' Regional Transportation Council has revised its policy to favor high speed rail between Dallas and Fort Worth which effectively eliminates a hyperloop connection from consideration. In another rail...
Sneak preview? DART's new Cotton Belt train could be named SILVERLINE
March 5th, 2019
UPDATED March 5, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
TRA has learned it appears that SILVERLINE could be the designation for the new Cotton Belt regional rail line that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will construct between DFW Airport and Collin...
Cotton Belt rail line marches closer toward reality
March 15th, 2018
March 3, 2018 - StarLocalMedia.com -
The future Cotton Belt Regional Rail is moving closer to becoming a reality, as Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) moves closer to federal and local approvals. The $1.1 billion railway will connect the Stockyards in...