Rail service extension reaches DFW Airport

By Washington Examiner

Published August 19, 2014 3:02am ET

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Rail service extension reaches DFW Airport — An American Airlines flights taxis in the background as a DART Orange Line train pulls in to the new station Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, G.J. McCarthy) | G.J. McCarthy

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Light rail service at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport began Monday with the first train officially arriving to link travelers to downtown Dallas.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Orange Line extension, the final nearly 5-mile stretch to reach the airport, opened four months ahead of schedule at the DFW Airport Station.

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