Fort Worth Transportation Authority (the T)
1600 East Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Contact:

Joan Hunter
jhunter@the-t.com
817-215-8973 (office)
817-455-4110 (cell)











For Immediate Release

Thanksgiving Day closures for T bus and TRE service
*T buses free after 4 p.m. Fri. Nov. 23 to ease traffic to Ft. Worth “Parade of Lights”

FORT WORTH  (Nov. 12, 2007) -- The T’s bus services and the Trinity Railway Express will not operate, and customer service and administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22 in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

* On Friday, Nov. 23, regular T bus service and customer service phone lines will resume, but The T’s administrative offices will remain closed.  The TRE will follow a modified schedule on the 23rd. Please visit www.trinityrailwayexpress.org and click on “Modified Schedule” for specific departure and arrival times.

* After 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23, rides will be free on all of The T’s regular fixed and express route bus service to encourage use of transit to the Downtown Fort Worth Inc. annual “Parade of Lights” starting at 6:00 p.m.

For schedule information call The T’s customer service at 817-215-8600 or visit www.the-t.com or www.trinityrailwayexpress.org.

About the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T)
The Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) provides quality public transportation to meet the mobility needs of Tarrant County and the North Central Texas region.  The T annually provides service to more than 8 million passengers on buses, vanpools and the Trinity Railway Express (TRE). The T is a regional transportation authority of the State of Texas.  It is governed by a nine-member board of directors appointed by the Fort Worth City Council and Tarrant County Commissioners Court.  For more information, visit www.The-T.com and www.trinityrailway express.org.

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