Chris Parker and I arose, drove to McDonald's for my breakfast of hot cakes and sausage then made our way to Carrollton and parked across from the tracks.
The joint St. Louis-Southwestern and Missouri Kansas Texas station in Carrollton, built in 1914. Across the street is the Dallas Garland & Northwestern Railroad shop area.
Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad 2GS21B 140, built by National Railway Equipment in 2007.
Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad SD40M 3418, ex. CEFX 3150, exx. Southern Pacific SD45R 7428, nee Southern Pacific SD45 8866, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1967.
Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad RP20BD 147, ex. Eastern Alabama Railway GP38-2 3891, exx. Carolina-Piedmont Railway 3891, exxx. Norfolk Southern 2793, nee Southern Railway 2793, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1970 It was rebuilt by Railpower Technologies in 2013 and burned in May 2026.
California Northern GP15 111, nee Chicago and North Western 4422, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1976. This locomotive would be retired by DGNO in 2022 and become Missouri and Northern Arkansas 1567.
The two of us drove over to the Carrollton light rail station and purchased a one-region day pass for this morning's ride to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and my final piece of DART trackage.
This train arrived and went on its way to Carrollton-Franklin.
The facilities of the Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad.
Our train came in and we took it to Bachman station, where we made a cross-platform transfer to catch the next Orange Line train to DFW Airport. The line leaves to the Green Line through a junction.
We quickly climbed onto the viaduct.
Downtown Dallas. After the viaduct, the grade descends to University of Dallas Station.
North Lake, after which we stopped at North Lake College station followed by Belt Line station before continuing to DFW station.
The airport's control tower came into view.
The main terminal building of DFW Airport.
Aeroplanes waiting to depart. Upon our arrival at the station, Chris and I detrained.
Our Orange Line train at the terminus and I had now finishing riding all of DART's mileage.
Looking north.
Looking south to the end of track.
Our train waiting to depart.
Another train arrived on Track 1. We returned to Bachman station and made a two-track crossover to the Green Line train to take us back to the rental car at Carrollton.
Passing the maintenance shops of the Green and Orange lines.
Our train left Carrollton before we drove to the Saginaw station for my second day of 24 Hours At Saginaw.
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