Trinity Metro ordered eight diesel-electric low-floor multiple unit FLIRT from Stadler in June 2015 for the TEXRail project. Photo: Stadler
TEXRail conducted testing, which took place October 10, 2018, with the support of the Federal Aviation Administration. Tests consisted of a train clearance test and test activities to verify any impacts to the ASR 9 radar tower due to train operations. The test section covered the alignment from the Dallas Fort Worth Junction to the DFW Airport Terminal B station. Next steps in the testing process will include a system-wide test to certify the commuter rail system before testing is completed in December.
Trinity Metro ordered eight diesel-electric low-floor multiple unit FLIRT from Stadler in June 2015 for the TEXRail project. The trains will operate on the commuter route in the corridor between downtown Fort Worth and the northern railway terminus of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. The design of the vehicles allows operation of a mixed fleet including freight trains with the vehicles meeting the new AVT requirements of the Federal Railroad Administration and Buy America.
The first Stadler FLIRT model trains have passed TEXRail’s dynamic train testing at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Photo: Stadler
“Essentially, this particular test is part of the overall certification by the FRA that we need to place TEXRail in service,” said TEXRail spokesperson Linda Thornton.
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