NATIONAL TRAIN DAY - Dallas Union Station and Fort Worth's Intermodal Transportation Center

Hosted by Texas Rail Advocates

Bring the family and celebrate National Train Day with local events at Dallas Union Station and the Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center tomorrow, 10am to 2pm. Each station will have special events including track-side operating railroad equipment like locomotives and passenger cars so you can get up close. Entertainment is planned for both cities and Amtrak will hold a drawing for free travel. 

Below is a listing of activities. Additional information will be posted as available.

Make a day of it with the family and take the train! Trinity Railway Express operates Saturday service between the Fort Worth ITC and Dallas Union Station so you can catch the action at both stations and ride the TRE to both events. Check their Saturday schedule here: 

Fort Worth and Tarrant County to Dallas Union Station

Dallas Union Station to the Fort Worth ITC

Dallas Union Station - 400 S. Houston Street 75202 10am-2pm
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• Park your car and ride DART Light Rail or the Trinity Railway Express to Union Station. Both the Red and Blue lines stop at Union Station. If you're on the Green Line, change trains at the West End Station - Union Station is the next stop on the Red or Blue.
• Tour through a special events train furnished by the Trinity Railway Express and talk with them about how regional rail service works well between two major cities.
• See a  Union Pacific Heritage locomotive up close and personal on the station platform.
• See two ex-Amtrak bi-level passenger cars that were originally built and used on the Santa Fe railroad - now owned by Dallas Terminal Railway (#39918 & 39949).
• Take the "A" train! Visit with DCTA personnel and learn about the new "Denton to Dallas" rail link.
• Visit the DART display and learn about new  Light Rail services and all that Dallas Area Rapid Transit has to offer. 
• Talk with Texas Rail Advocates and see how you can get involved in bringing more trains to Texas.
• Watch how DART light rail, the TRE, Amtrak, Union Pacific and other trains keep Union Station and the mainline tracks a busy hub.
• North Texas T-Trak Modular RR Club will have a working model train display
• Live DJ courtesy of Dallas DJ Entertainment.
• The Museum of the American Railroad booth will show what their new home in Frisco will be like. 
• Watch Amtrak's Texas Eagle train from Chicago arrive at 11:30am and from San Antonio at 3:20pm
• Visit the Amtrak table and pick up a timetable and brochures.
• Have fun with the balloon maker and face painters.
• Participation from the Federal Railroad Administration
• Learn how to stay safe around trains with Operation Lifesaver.

Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center - 1001 Jones Street 76102 10am-2pm
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• Park your car and ride the Trinity Railway Express to Fort Worth
• See a Union Pacific Heritage locomotive up close and personal on the station platform. Visit the Union Pacific table and talk with railroaders.
• Visit with the railroaders from BNSF Railway and see one of their freight locomotives. Stop by the BNSF booth. 
• Planned: tour through the engine cab of an Amtrak long distance train
• Live DJ music will be provided by Awesome Parties & Events
• Visit the Trinity Railway Express table and learn about their Fort Worth to Dallas commuter operation.
• Tour the restored original Interurban Trolley (CAR 25) that ran the rails between Fort Worth and Dallas between 1924 and 1934.
• Both the Lone Star High Railers Club and the North Texas T-Trak Modular RR Club will provide operating model train displays
• Texas Western Model Railroad Club will have a train photo display and information showing the history of trains.
• Entertainment for the kids with balloon makers and face painters
• Watch Amtrak's Texas Eagle intercity trains arrive from San Antonio and from Chicago (arrive and depart between 1:00 and 2:40pm), the arrival of the Heartland Flyerfrom Oklahoma City and Trinity Railway Express trains at this busy station.
• Visit the Amtrak table and pick up a timetable and brochures.
• Talk with Texas Rail Advocates and see how you can get involved in bringing more trains to Texas.
• Participation from the Federal Railroad Administration.
• Learn how to stay safe around trains with Operation Lifesaver.