ABOVE: Amtrak 22 departs Dallas Union Passenger Terminal (DUPT) with a consist of seven Superliners headed for Chicago, while a UP freight passes beneath us in the same direction on September 23, 2010. The passenger train originated in San Antonio. At right center is Reunion Tower, with the Hyatt Regency at its base. RIGHT: On February 8, 2006, on the northern edge of downtown, a fast-moving westbound Trinity Railway Express (TRE) train leans into a curve at Market Center. A new Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail line to Carrollton now blocks access to this photo location.


with Dallas Union Passenger Terminal (DUPT) near its center. The trunk of this section, between Forest Avenue and JFK Junction, sees UP, BNSF, Amtrak, Trinity Rail Express, and DGNO trains, whereas the Trinity River Bridge sees only those of UP, Amtrak, and occasional DGNO moves. On average, the bridge sees about 15-20 movements per day, whereas the trunk sees closer to 25-30, not including TRE trains. Also included in the definition is the BNSF/TRE DFW Sub west to around Market Center. UP runs double-stacks, Z and vehicle trains, rock and grain trains, auto parts, and manifests through downtown Dallas. BNSF runs coal and rock trains as well as manifests. UP’s line is the only high- capacity rail route running through Big D; BNSF’s north-south Madill


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Sub (ex-Frisco) from Tulsa, Okla., or Kansas City Southern’s east-west line from Shreveport, La., both single-track railroads, hardly qualify. A diagram from August 1947 shows a


Union Terminal layout much different from that of today. Entering from the north and west were lines of the Katy, Cotton Belt, Burlington-Rock Island Railroad, Mopac, and Santa Fe. The terminal had approximately 14 tracks


for passenger and express service, including two passenger mainlines. Two freight mains skirted the periphery of the terminal as they do today. East of where the Convention Center now sits was a 12-track coach yard and a roundhouse. At the west end of the terminal stood Tower No. 1, and at the other end, Tower No. 2. Although no longer used, these two handsome towers still stand today, the former as an official part of the JFK


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