NATIONAL TRAIN DAY - Dallas Union Station and Fort Worth's Intermodal Transportation Center
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Bring the family and celebrate National Train Day with local events at Dallas
Union Station and the
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
- Take
the "A" train! Visit with DCTA personnel
and learn about the new "
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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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
- Tour
the restored original Interurban Trolley (CAR 25) that
ran the rails between
- 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
- Participation from the Federal Railroad Administration.
- Learn how to stay safe around trains with Operation Lifesaver.