FRIDAY JANUARY112019 Local 3A Star Telegram,STAR-TELEGRAM.C OM1/11/2019 Cropped page Page: 3A S1 TEXRail is off and running, and here’s where to catch it Transit’s Orange Line the retired American Ea- BY GORDON DICKSON light-rail service a few gle employee said. “We fly [email protected] hundred feet away in out of the airport all the Terminal A. time.” DFW AIRPORT The commuter rail serv- After delays related to ice already was proving TEXRAIL STATIONS the federal shutdown, the popular. A T&P Station (down- long-awaited TEXRail Just after 10 a.m. Thurs- town Fort Worth) commuter line is now day, a train pulled into the 221 W. Lancaster Ave. open to anyone who wants station at the lower level Fort Worth, TX 76102 to ride it. of Terminal B carrying 67 A ITC Station (down- But where the heck are passengers. A handful town Fort Worth) the stations? carried luggage and ap- 1001 Jones St. For rail aficionados, it peared to be ready to Fort Worth, TX 76102 might seem like a simple board flights. A North Side Station question. But the simple Other riders said they (north Fort Worth) fact is, TEXRail is running just wanted to check out 2829 Decatur Ave. through parts of Northeast the quality of the train Fort Worth, TX 76106 GORDON DICKSON [email protected] Tarrant County that ride. Among them was A Mercantile Center Passengers step off a TEXRail train at DFW Airport Terminal B. The commuter rail line is haven’t had passenger Kurt Troeger, a retiree Station (north Fort Worth) now open to the public and free to ride through the end of January. service in decades. from Grapevine who rode 4233 N. Beach St. On Thursday, passen- with his grandson Henry. Fort Worth, TX 76137 gers stepped off the sleek “It was beautiful. It’s so A Iron Horse Station 6420 Smithfield A DFW Airport North Terminal B and modern TEXRail smooth and quiet,” Troeg- (North Richland Hills) North Richland Hills, Station (DFW Airport/ Dallas/Fort Worth Air- trains at DFW Airport’s er said. “I can’t believe 6351 Iron Horse Blvd. TX 76182 Grapevine) port Terminal B, the east- how smooth it is and it North Richland Hills, A Grapevine Main Street 1867 Dallas St. ernmost stop on the line — moves pretty quick in TX 76180 Station (Grapevine) Grapevine, TX 75261 Gordon Dickson: although it’s easy to trans- some spots.” A Smithfield Station 801 S. Main St. A DFW Airport Terminal 817-390-7796, @gdickson fer to Dallas Area Rapid “We’ll be using it a lot,” (North Richland Hills) Grapevine, TX 76051 B Station (DFW Airport) All the area lakes are Steward, the manager of lakes: Eagle Mountain, ary,” Godwin said. “If we It’s been wettest 4 years full or close to Augie’s. Bridgeport, Richland- get into spring that could conservation level. Many “With the restaurant Chambers and Cedar cause some concern.” on record at DFW, and creeks and streams cur- across the lake burning Creek. So far, the flows have rently also have water in down, we’re really about “The February, Septem- been manageable, Mar- there’s more on the way them. the only place on the lake ber and October volumes shall said, but El Niño “We certainly could get right now,” Steward said. were beyond extraordin- increases the chances of a a little flooding and pond- And if extreme weather ary,” Marshall said. “You wet pattern this spring. you look at the wettest ing in low-lying areas,” conditions like flooding usually don’t see that in “It’s a roll of the dice for BY BILL HANNA years on record and 2015 Godwin said. “We’re not hit the lake, Steward said those months.” that six-inch rainfall in 24 [email protected] was No. 1 and 2018 was worried about flash flood- the crowds show up. The latest El Niño hours that could really No. 2,” said National ing.” “They want to see the update released Thursday cause problems,” Marshall If it seems like it has Weather Service meteorol- The wet weather has high water,” Steward said. also favors wet conditions said. “If that happens, I been unusually wet lately, ogist Jason Godwin. taken its toll around lakes “It’s really weird. I don’t continuing through the would expect it to come in it’s not your imagination. And the signs are the and streams, making hik- know what it is about rest of winter. The fore- May.” The last four years is the wet conditions will be ing or bike trails muddy or people out here. They’re cast calls for a weak El The month of May is wettest on record at Dal- sticking around. Since impassable but it hasn’t really weird.” Niño, which typically typically the wettest las/Fort Worth Airport, Dec. 1, 5.68 inches of rain hurt everybody. David Marshall, director brings cool, wet conditions month of the year but as the official reporting sta- have fallen at DFW Air- At Augie’s Sunset Cafe of engineering and oper- to the southern United Marshall said, there’s tion. port, which is 2.56 inches on Eagle Mountain Lake, ations support at the States. been nothing normal A total of 190.68 inches above normal. the cold, rainy weather Tarrant Regional Water If the wet conditions are about the weather over fell between Jan. 1, 2015, More rain is on the way would seem likely to hurt District, said the weather still in place in a couple of the last year. and Dec. 31, 2018, besting Friday. A cold, steady rain business. Winter is already pattern over the last year months, it may lead to the previous 4-year record will dump anywhere from the slow season, but the has been really unusual. more serious flooding Bill Hanna: 817-390-7698, that ended in 1992 by a half-inch to an inch in place was packed last TRWD provides raw water problems this spring. @fwhanna almost eight inches. DFW into Friday night, weekend when the weath- to most of Tarrant County “Let’s say this continues “It’s not a surprise when forecasters say. er was nice, said Denny and owns the following all the way through Febru- Friday, Saturday and Sunday • January 11–13 Copyright 2019 Olive Software 1/11/2019 10:31:09 AM $ $ $ 99 $ 99 4for 1 3for 1 U-15,previouslyfrozen 9 lb. Old-fashioned, hickory 3 lb. Selectvarieties, Selectvarieties, 12.87-14.64 oz. $ 99 3 ea. 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