Ridership, revenue gains put DART on track for growth (open access)

Ridership, revenue gains put DART on track for growth

News release about DART's light rail expansion program, bolstered by increases in ridership and revenue as gas prices remain high while the economy improves.
Date: February 15, 2006
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART mueve tierra para el Martín Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Transit Center (open access)

DART mueve tierra para el Martín Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Transit Center

News release concerning the begining of construction on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Transit Center.
Date: February 14, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART delivering new connections, faster service (open access)

DART delivering new connections, faster service

News release about adjustments to DART's bus service schedule in conjunction with the opening of a new DART transit center.
Date: February 1, 2005
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bike and bus combo means a healthier commute (open access)

Bike and bus combo means a healthier commute

News release about the implementation of 655 additional bike racks on DART buses.
Date: February 11, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amtrak Continues to Grow Its National Network (open access)

Amtrak Continues to Grow Its National Network

News release about the selection of an Amtrak route connecting Dallas-Fort Worth to Meridian, Mississippi.
Date: February 7, 2001
Creator: Johnson, Kevin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proposed DART bus changes presented in community meetings (open access)

Proposed DART bus changes presented in community meetings

News release about a series of community meetings to gather input on proposes bus service changes.
Date: February 19, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART begins 321 GO door-to-door service (open access)

DART begins 321 GO door-to-door service

News release about a "flexible" bus route that allows customers to schedule pick-up and drop-off spots outside the normal route.
Date: February 22, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART's Rail Cars Are Electric-powered Wonders (open access)

DART's Rail Cars Are Electric-powered Wonders

News release providing technical information about DART's electric-powered light rail vehicles.
Date: February 12, 2002
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART amplía iniciativas para contratos y empleos a minorías (open access)

DART amplía iniciativas para contratos y empleos a minorías

News release concerning a joint commitment between DART and four Dallas chambers of commerce to increase minority participation in DART contracts and hiring.
Date: February 28, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
New bus service, route and schedule changes start Monday, March 3 (open access)

New bus service, route and schedule changes start Monday, March 3

News release about modifications being made to around 40 DART bus routes and about a DART pilot program, "Feeder Fare," that allows paratransit customers to book wheelchair accessible vans to DART terminals for much less than the cost of a trip via a full paratransit vehicle.
Date: February 19, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Consejo de DART avanza la ruta del tren a Fair Park (open access)

El Consejo de DART avanza la ruta del tren a Fair Park

News release about public meetings to be conducted ahead of the DART Board of Directors' final decision on the route of a rail alignment connecting Fair Park to Pleasant Grove.
Date: February 18, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART, Richland College & Galatyn Park Announce Poetry Contest Winners (open access)

DART, Richland College & Galatyn Park Announce Poetry Contest Winners

News release announcing the winners of this years Poetry in Motion contest.
Date: February 14, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trinity Railway Express becomes wedding chapel on wheels (open access)

Trinity Railway Express becomes wedding chapel on wheels

News release about a wedding that took place on a TRE train.
Date: February 14, 2007
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Board advances Fair Park rail route (open access)

DART Board advances Fair Park rail route

News release about public meetings to be conducted ahead of the DART Board of Directors' final decision on the route of a rail alignment connecting Fair Park to Pleasant Grove.
Date: February 18, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART sets additional design-build meetings (open access)

DART sets additional design-build meetings

News release about a forum for construction contractors and vendors to learn about opportunities to provide design-build services for the next phase of DART's rail expansion.
Date: February 14, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Evaluating Water Damage to Northeast Corridor Rail Line (open access)

DART Evaluating Water Damage to Northeast Corridor Rail Line

News release about damage done to a section of DART's light rail track being laid ahead of the opening of the future White Rock Station.
Date: February 9, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART names Plesko Vice President, Planning & Development (open access)

DART names Plesko Vice President, Planning & Development

News release about the naming of Todd, Plesko as DART's new vice president for planning and development.
Date: February 9, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART advances leading-edge clean fuels program (open access)

DART advances leading-edge clean fuels program

News release promoting the use of DART transit as the easiest way to reduce air pollution.
Date: February 10, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART introduce mejoras de servicio, nuevas tarifas (open access)

DART introduce mejoras de servicio, nuevas tarifas

News release about DART's first fare increase since 1995 and upcoming bus schedule changes.
Date: February 12, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART rolls out service improvements, new fares (open access)

DART rolls out service improvements, new fares

News release about DART's first fare increase since 1995 and upcoming bus schedule changes.
Date: February 12, 2003
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
TRE names new Chief Operating Officer (open access)

TRE names new Chief Operating Officer

News release about the naming of Peter Sklannik, former COO for the Virginia Railway Express, as COO of DART and the T's Trinity Railway Express.
Date: February 11, 2004
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART expands minority contracting and employment initiatives (open access)

DART expands minority contracting and employment initiatives

News release concerning a joint commitment between DART and four Dallas chambers of commerce to increase minority participation in DART contracts and hiring.
Date: February 28, 2001
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Next DART design-build meeting set for March 1 (open access)

Next DART design-build meeting set for March 1

News release about a forum for construction contractors and vendors to learn about opportunities to provide design-build services for the next phase of DART's rail expansion.
Date: February 21, 2008
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern Pacific Transportation Company Right of Way and Track Map Athens Branch

Rail corridor right-of-way and track map from station 14883+80 to station 15035+80 in Dallas County, Texas. Schedules are included on map. Scale 1'':400'.
Date: February 27, 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History