DART approved a contract with Cherokee Coatings to paint 23 TRE vehicles.Photo – DART
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board approved a two-year contract with Cherokee Coatings LLC to paint a portion of the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) commuter-rail fleet.
Under the $1 million contract, Cherokee Coatings would install a mobile paint booth at TRE’s equipment maintenance facility in Irving, Texas, and repaint five locomotives, five cab cars and 13 coach cars. Crews also will repair rusted areas during the two-week project.
Extreme heat and extended sun exposure caused the paint on the fleet to fade and crack, making the vehicles look worn and unkempt between their scheduled overhauls, DART officials said in a press release.
The contract is expected to receive final approval from Trinity Metro on Jan. 27. TRE, which connects the downtown areas of Dallas and Fort Worth, is a cooperative service between the two agencies.
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