Fort Worth train name: Tarrant Express (TEX)
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFort Worth Transportation Authority’s board of directors has adopted Tarrant Express, or TEX, as the name of the agency’s new commuter rail project, replacing the less decorous name of SW2NE.
The authority (known as the T) said TEX will run from southwest Fort Worth through that city’s downtown district, then across northeast Tarrant County to Grapevine and into Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
The name Tarrant Express was selected by a subcommittee of The T’s board, along with input from the Grapevine City Council. Grapevine is a funding-partner of the new passenger line and has been involved in its planning and development .
“As our new commuter rail project advances into its next phase toward submittal to the Federal Transit Administration for a funding grant, we felt it was important to provide it an official name that would create higher visibility and excitement within the region and greater recognition within Washington, D.C., “ said Dick Ruddell, president of The T.
