Editing Dallas (section)

===Transit systems===
[[File:Dallas Area Rapid Transit New Flyer Xcelsior (50981556156).jpg|thumb|[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]]]]
[[File:Transit Station (49328548206).jpg|thumb|[[DFW Skylink]]]]
[[File:TEXRail DFW Airport Terminal B Nov 2019 2.jpg|thumb|[[TEXRail]]]]
[[Dallas Area Rapid Transit]] (DART) is the Dallas-area public transportation authority that provides rail, buses and [[HOV]] lanes to commuters. DART began operating the first [[light rail]] system in Texas in 1996, and it is now the largest operator of light rail in the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/12/dart-becomes-nations-largest-l.html |title=DART becomes nation's largest light rail system today &#124; Irving Blog |publisher=Irvingblog.dallasnews.com |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323110609/http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/12/dart-becomes-nations-largest-l.html |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Today, the system is the [[List of United States light rail systems by ridership|seventh-busiest]] light rail system in the country with approximately 55 stations on {{convert|72|mi}} of light rail, and 10 stations on {{convert|35|mi}} of commuter rail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dart.org/about/expansion/otherprojects.asp|title=DART.org – Expansion Information|website=dart.org|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> It includes four light rail lines and a commuter line: the {{DART R}}, the {{DART B}}, the {{DART G}}, the {{DART O}}, and the {{DART TRE}}.

The {{DART R}} travels through [[Oak Cliff]], [[South Dallas]], [[downtown Dallas|Downtown]], [[Uptown Dallas|Uptown]], [[North Dallas]], [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]] and [[Plano, Texas|Plano]], while the {{DART B}} goes through Oak Cliff, Downtown, Uptown, [[East Dallas]], [[Lake Highlands]], and [[Garland, Texas|Garland]]. The {{DART R|style=nl}} and {{DART B|style=nl}} lines are conjoined between [[8th & Corinth Station]] in Oak Cliff through [[Mockingbird Station]] in [[North Dallas]]. The two lines service [[Cityplace Station]]. The Green Line serves [[Carrollton, Texas|Carrollton]], [[Farmers Branch, Texas|Farmers Branch]], [[Dallas Love Field|Love Field Airport]], [[Stemmons Corridor, Dallas, Texas|Stemmons Corridor]], [[Victory Park, Dallas, Texas|Victory Park]], Downtown, [[Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas|Deep Ellum]], [[Fair Park]], South Dallas, and [[Pleasant Grove, Dallas|Pleasant Grove]].

The Orange Line initially operated as a peak-service line providing extra capacity on portions of the Green and Red Lines ([[Bachman Station]] on the Green Line, through the Downtown transit mall, to [[Parker Road Station]] on the Red Line making a "U"-shape). However, the first stage of the Orange Line opened on December 6, 2010, extending its west end from Bachman to [[Belt Line Station]] in Irving. The second and final phase opened in August 2014 and provided [[Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport|DFW Airport]] with rail service. [[DFW Airport Terminal A station]] is the terminus for the Orange Line and connects [[DFW Skylink|Skylink]].<ref name="dart.org">{{cite web|url=http://dart.org/about/expansion/orangeline.asp |title=Orange Line Expansion Information |publisher=DART.org |access-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref>

This provides passengers the convenience of disembarking the DART rail, proceeding to security check-in and immediately boarding [[DFW Skylink|Skylink]] to be quickly transported to their desired terminal. The Blue Line has also been extended by {{convert|4.5|mi}} to serve [[Rowlett, Texas|Rowlett]] at the [[Rowlett Park & Ride]] facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dart.org/about/expansion/blueline.asp |title=Blue Line Expansion Information |publisher=DART.org |access-date=May 11, 2013}}</ref>

In August 2009, the Regional Transportation Council agreed to seek $96&nbsp;million in federal stimulus dollars for a trolley project in Dallas and Fort Worth. The Oak Cliff Transit Authority took the lead with leaders envisioning a streetcar line that would link [[Dallas Union Station|Union Station]] and the [[Dallas Convention Center]] in Downtown to Oak Cliff, Methodist Medical Center, and the [[Bishop Arts District]] via the Houston Street Viaduct.<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://oakcliffblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/08/proposed-streetcar-route-for-o.html | title = Proposed streetcar route for Oak Cliff scaled back | first = Roy | last = Appleton | date = August 17, 2009 | newspaper = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | via = oakcliffblog.dallasnews.com | access-date = September 27, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110114202204/http://oakcliffblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/08/proposed-streetcar-route-for-o.html | archive-date = January 14, 2011}}</ref>

Dallas was awarded a $23&nbsp;million TIGER grant towards the $58&nbsp;million Dallas Streetcar Project in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilonsky |first=Robert |url=http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/02/owntown_dallas_streetcar_proje.php |title=Downtown Dallas Streetcar Project Takes the TIGER By the Tail to Tune of $23 Million – Dallas – News – Unfair Park |publisher=Blogs.dallasobserver.com |date=February 17, 2010 |access-date=May 11, 2013 |archive-date=May 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513012148/http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/02/owntown_dallas_streetcar_proje.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition to light rail, [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' also serves Union Station, providing daily service east to [[Chicago]] and west to [[San Antonio station (Texas)|San Antonio]], and thrice-weekly service west to [[Los Angeles]]. The Trinity Rail Express terminates at Union Station and [[T&P Station]].