Stadler and the Texas-based Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) introduced the first FLIRT for the TEXRail commuter rail line at APTA Expo 2017, the showcase for public transportation in the USA. The contract for delivery of eight FLIRT trains was signed in June 2015. The diesel-electric multiple units (DMU) will soon be used for travel on the TEXRail line between Fort Worth and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport’s Terminal B. This is the first time Stadler has sold one of its FLIRT trains in the USA.
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