Transportation
BY COLBY FARR & CONNOR PITTMAN
DCTA hires consultant for A Train enhancement The Denton County Transportation Authority’s A Train service could run faster in 2026 as o cials make the rst moves to improve its runtime in both directions. The full story The DCTA’s board of directors approved a task order with Lochner, an engineering consultant company, in the amount of $386,255.56 during a Jan. 23 meeting. Lochner will complete initial steps for an A Train enhancement program that the transit agency has been working on since 2022. The enhancement program aims to improve performance and e ciency on the 21-mile A Train service between Denton and Carrollton. Lochner will act as a consultant for the enhancement program’s initial tasks, said Austin Frith, vice president of planning and development. Initial tasks include designing curve and speed
DART further tests Silver Line in Coppell Further safety testing along segments of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Silver Line, including areas in Coppell, should be wrapping up. The Silver Line is a 26-mile commuter rail between Plano and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The overview Mario Zavala, project communications manager for the Silver Line, said vehicles will sound train horns when approaching rail crossings. Once revenue service begins, trains will not sound their horns unless a hazard exists on or near the tracks. Initial testing was planned to wrap up in mid-February. Zavala said cities will be noti ed if more testing is needed. Testing along the entire Silver Line should start in the second quarter of 2025.
Lochner, an engineering consultant company, will complete initial steps for an A Train enhancement.
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enhancements for the rail line. Those improve- ments could be implemented in late fall of 2025, Frith said. “[The] key takeaway here is we’re trying to get this train faster along the corridor,” he said. “What that’s going to hopefully allow us to do is get a 3-5 minute runtime improvement.”
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