August 14, 2026 - fortworthreport.org, Eric E. Garcia -

A plan to expand Trinity Railway Express capacity is moving forward.

On Friday, city and transportation officials celebrated the start of the second mainline track project for the passenger train that connects downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas. The project near the Trinity Lakes Station will add 2 ½ miles of double track between the station and the downtown Fort Worth Central Station.

TRE trains will be able to move faster and more frequently once the work is completed, officials said. The 34-mile system, launched in 1996, has drawn more than 51 million customers from 10 rail stations in Tarrant and Dallas counties. The service is jointly owned and operated by Trinity Metro transit agency and Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

The double-track project was supported by regional and federal funding through partnerships with the Regional Transportation Council, Federal Transit Administration, Trinity Metro, DART, and the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas.

Read more: https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/14/trinity-railway-express-on-track-for-improvements/

Photo credit: Eric E. Garcia, Fort Worth Report:

Shoveling dirt at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Trinity Railway Express double-track project are, from left, Michael Morris, North Texas transportation director; Gail Lyssy, regional administrator for the Federal Transit Administration; Fort Worth City Manager Jay Chapa; Fort Worth City Council member Michael Crain; Jeff Davis, Trinity Metro board president; Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker; Trinity Metro CEO Rich Andreski; and Fort Worth council members Deborah Peoples and Elizabeth Beck.