DART Board accelerates and expands rail, bus plans (open access)

DART Board accelerates and expands rail, bus plans

News release about DART's plan to significantly expand its light rail system, reverse declining bus ridership, and employ more environmentally friendly buses.
Date: December 10, 1997
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Stringfellow, Robin
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART names new chief engineer to head rail expansion (open access)

DART names new chief engineer to head rail expansion

News release about the naming of Gary Thomas as senior vice president of Project Management ahead of major expansions of DART's light-rail transit system. Thomas had previously worked as a consultant during the launch of DART's 20-mile Light Rail Starter System.
Date: December 3, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Stringfellow, Robin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Statement from DART Executive Vice President/General Manager Victor Burke on December 11 bus accident (open access)

Statement from DART Executive Vice President/General Manager Victor Burke on December 11 bus accident

News release quoting DART's General Manager Burke about a bus crash.
Date: December 11, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holidays mean schedule changes for DART (open access)

Holidays mean schedule changes for DART

News release about temporary service schedule changes during the winter holiday season.
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Stringfellow, Robin
System: The Portal to Texas History
V. A. Medical Center gives employees a free ride in 1999 (open access)

V. A. Medical Center gives employees a free ride in 1999

News release about Dallas' Veterans Affairs Medical Center's purchase of transit passes for all of its employees.
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Cotton Bowl Service takes to the field January 1 (open access)

DART Cotton Bowl Service takes to the field January 1

News release about service and fares to the 1999 Cotton Bowl Classic football game.
Date: December 24, 1998
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bank of America joins DART's New E-Pass (open access)

Bank of America joins DART's New E-Pass

News release concerning the DART E-Pass program and Bank of America's purchase of transit passes for around 7,000 employees.
Date: December 7, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Ridership Grows for Third Consecutive Year (open access)

DART Ridership Grows for Third Consecutive Year

News release detailing growth in DART ridership for fiscal year 1999.
Date: December 7, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holidays mean schedule changes for DART (open access)

Holidays mean schedule changes for DART

News release concerning DART's reduced service on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Date: December 9, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Cotton Bowl Flyer takes to the field January 1 (open access)

DART Cotton Bowl Flyer takes to the field January 1

News release concerning the "Cotton Bowl Flyer," a bus service to the 2000 Cotton Bowl Classic football game.
Date: December 16, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Adds Service for New Year's Eve, New Year's Day (open access)

DART Adds Service for New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

News release about modified DART service schedules during the winter holidays.
Date: December 21, 1999
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Game Trains roll on the Trinity Railway Express Dec. 6 (open access)

Game Trains roll on the Trinity Railway Express Dec. 6

News release about the Trinity Railway Express's "Game Train" to Dallas Mavericks home games.
Date: December 1, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART adelanta para establecer su flotilla de combustible no contaminante (open access)

DART adelanta para establecer su flotilla de combustible no contaminante

News release about DART's purchase of more liquefied natural gas buses.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Takes Next Steps in Clean Fuels Fleet Program (open access)

DART Takes Next Steps in Clean Fuels Fleet Program

News release about DART's purchase of more liquefied natural gas buses.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Estación Cityplace abre el 18 de diciembre (open access)

La Estación Cityplace abre el 18 de diciembre

News release about the opening of DART's Cityplace Station, a subway station.
Date: December 4, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Funds Aid Bus and Rail Expansion, DART Transit Police (open access)

Federal Funds Aid Bus and Rail Expansion, DART Transit Police

News release concerning the use of federal funds to help pay for expansions of DART's light rail transit system, update its buses, and hire more transit police.
Date: December 12, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fondos Federales contribuyen a la expansión de DART - para autobuses, trenes y policía de tránsito (open access)

Fondos Federales contribuyen a la expansión de DART - para autobuses, trenes y policía de tránsito

News release concerning the use of federal funds to help pay for expansions of DART's light rail transit system, update its buses, and hire more transit police.
Date: December 12, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Holiday Schedule for DART Services Christmas, New Year's (open access)

Holiday Schedule for DART Services Christmas, New Year's

News release concerning DART's reduced service schedule in observance of Christmas and New Year's Day.
Date: December 13, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cityplace Station art reflects geologic & cultural history of urban crossroads (open access)

Cityplace Station art reflects geologic & cultural history of urban crossroads

News release about the artistic designs and layout of DART's first subway depot, Cityplace Station.
Date: December 15, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART making economic impact around Cityplace Station (open access)

DART making economic impact around Cityplace Station

News release about a study showing the positive economic impact on properties near DART stations in light of the opening of DART's Cityplace station.
Date: December 15, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southwest's First Subway Station Takes DART to Another Level (open access)

Southwest's First Subway Station Takes DART to Another Level

News release detailing the construction of DART's first subway depot, Cityplace Station.
Date: December 15, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Cotton Bowl Flyer takes to the field January 1 (open access)

DART Cotton Bowl Flyer takes to the field January 1

News release about DART's "Cotton Bowl Flyer," a bus service to Cotton Bowl games.
Date: December 19, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART To Modify Service During New Year's Eve Festivities (open access)

DART To Modify Service During New Year's Eve Festivities

News release about DART's modified service schedule on New Year's Eve.
Date: December 20, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART and the T Offer New Monthly Pass For Both Systems (open access)

DART and the T Offer New Monthly Pass For Both Systems

News release concerning monthly transit passes that will work for both DART and the T (Fort Worth Transportation Authority) systems.
Date: December 21, 2000
Creator: Lyons, Morgan
System: The Portal to Texas History