About 75 people crammed into a room in Grapevine Thursday night to hear the latest update on the TEXRail commuter rail project and ask questions.
Area residents who gathered at the Community Activities Center for a public hearing wondered about everything from security concerns once the rail goes into DFW International Airport to why the train will use a diesel locomotive instead of a cleaner, quiet electrical system.
Security at the airport will be handled by DFW, which means baggage still will be screened; and diesel is being used for two reasons: one is cost, and the other is that TEXRail, a 37-mile commuter rail line, will run largely on existing tracks already used by freight trains along the corridor, rail officials said.
Residents also were concerned about preserving bike trails along the corridor and the ease of getting from the TEXRail station to the new DART station at the airport.
