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Trinity Railway Express train 2919 arrives in Downtown Forth Worth with F40PH 131 leading.
The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) is a commuter rail service in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Texas. It was established by an inter-local agreement between Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Trinity Metro and began operating in December 1996. Each transit authority owns a 50% stake in the joint rail project and contractor Herzog Transit Services operates the line. The eastern terminus of the TRE route is Dallas Union Station on the west side of Downtown Dallas and the western terminus is at T&P Station in Downtown Fort Worth. According to current TRE schedules, a one-way trip in either direction takes approximately 1 hour and 2 minutes.
This particular train configuration includes an EMD-F59PH four-axle 3,000 hp diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division from 1988 to 1994. This locomotive is pulling two Bombardier BiLevel Coaches with a seating capacity of 136 to 162 each. And, my favorite part of the setup, is all three sections fully painted with the colors and design of the state flag of Texas.
-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --
‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
‧ ISO – 250
‧ Aperture – f/7.1
‧ Exposure – 1/640 second
‧ Focal Length – 20mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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A late running Amtrak #21 Texas Eagle racing past a Trinity Railway Express commuter train that has emerged from TRE's maintenance facility. This is the view as seen from TRE's West Irving Station.
Scanned from a slide in my collection. Photographer: Tom Smith.
A special Sunday service train deadheads through Richland Hills headed to Fort Worth. The train was ran to provide service for fans headed to the Dallas Stars hockey game that day
A former GO Transit F59PH leads the typical consist of midday train 2929 as it arrives at Central Station in downtown Ft. Worth. This is a former Rock Island main line.
With the sun dipping below evening clouds, two TRE trains meet at Dalwor just outside of Fort Worth. Both trains have two locomotives on them due to mechanical issues becoming fairly common with aged locomotives.
F59PH #125 is westbound at West Irving, TX on October 27, 2018. (tre50728T)
F59PHI #570 leads a westbound at Irving, TX on 11/18/23. Note the street sign identifying this as Rock Island Road, which parallels this ex-Rock Island line for several miles. (tre50729m)
F59PH #126 pushes an eastbound under the Trinity Metro office building in Fort Worth, TX on November 16, 2023. (tre50729b)
F59PH #126 is pushing an eastbound over the Elm Fork Trinity River at Irving, TX on November 18, 2023. The bridge on the far track is the original Rock Island bridge, when TRE double tracked the line they built the near track's bridge. (tre50729f)
F59PH #123 is pushing eastbound T#2938 at Richland Hills, TX on April 19, 2018. (tre50728n)
F59PH #120 on an eastbound making the station stop at Irving, TX on November 18, 2023. (tre50729j)
