DALLAS, TX — A new rail for Dallas Area Rapid Transit's (DART) Silver Line project has made its way to Plano. A special train from Steel Dynamics, Inc., of Columbia City, Indiana, delivered the 1,600-foot-long rails to a spot between N Avenue and Jupiter Road and off-loaded it adjacent to the existing tracks.

The newest shipment of rail for DART's Silver Line project has also made its way to Richardson. The most recent delivery of 50 rail segments was off-loaded, between Renner Road and Custer Parkway, south of President George Bush Turnpike, after arriving by train from Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Each 1,500-foot-long segment will become part of the 26-mile Silver Line Regional Rail Project currently under construction between Plano and DFW Airport. The alignment will traverse the cities of Grapevine, Coppell, Dallas, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and Plano. Revenue service is expected to begin in March of 2023.

When completed, the $1.2-billion Silver Line will connect with the Trinity Metro TEXRail commuter rail line at DFW North station providing access to Downtown Fort Worth, Grapevine, and various other Tarrant County locales.

The line will also connect with the Denton County Transportation Authority A-train commuter rail line providing access to various Denton County locales and DART's Green Line providing access to Dallas Love Field and Downtown Dallas via Downtown Carrollton station.