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Trinity Metro outlines growth, TexRail medical-district extension gains federal funding but few short-term operating revenues
Summary
Trinity Metro told Fort Worth council on Jan. 14 that ridership has recovered, on‑demand services are growing, and the TexRail extension to the Medical District has most of its capital secured after a federal grant boost.
Rich Andreski, president and CEO of Trinity Metro, told Fort Worth council members at the Jan. 14 work session that ridership has recovered since the pandemic, new services such as the Orange Line were well received and the agency is rethinking its network to attract more “choice” riders.
Andreski said TexRail’s planned two‑mile extension to the Medical District, including a rail yard expansion and four new trains, is a roughly $295 million program and that “as of Friday” the project had $270 million secured, including an enhanced federal grant of $25 million. He asked council and the region to keep supporting the project, which he said could break ground by the end of this year if funding is finalized.
Nut graf: Trinity Metro officials said the system is seeing demand shifts — growing on‑demand and rail ridership in different markets — but…
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