If there were any doubts about the fruition of the plan to construct a 27-mile commuter rail line from downtown Fort Worth to Grapevine and DFW Airport, they might be cast aside now.
TEX Rail officials officially signed a contract to order eight rail cars and the parts to cover a decade of maintenance. The $106.7 million deal was made with Stadler Bussnang AG, based out of Switzerland.
Scheduled to open at the end of 2018, the rail line should receive enough federal grant funding to cover half of its total cost.
TEX Rail will use the Stadler FLIRT cars, which stands for Fast Light Innovative Regional Train. This type of car is known for its panoramic windows and extremely quiet ride.
Stops will include downtown Fort Worth, Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Grapevine and DFW Airport's Terminal B. For more information about this project, visit texrail.com. -FWTX Staff
