Passenger Trains > DARTing around Dallas + old Amtrak car

Last Sunday I explored DART's Orange Line (west part) and rode the Green Line (north part) with a friend.  The Orange Line now links DFW airport with downtown Dallas; it largely follows a new right of way.  Sundays had light passenger counts and it ran with single cars.  Some pics:
1. Belt Line station.  This is the first station after DFW; free parking
2. DFW station.  It is near the north end of the airport.
3. Future wye tracks, for a west or northwest extension?  These wye tracks are near the DFW north exit toll booths.  There were also wye tracks over near Esters Blvd.
 

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The Green Line largely follows a former Katy line northwest from Dallas, with long segments of elevated right of way.  It ran 2-car trains on Sunday. Parts of the old freight line are still in service by shortlines, not UP.
1. A train moves from the layover track to the Victory station.  The tracks at left are ex-Rock Island used by the Trinity Railway Express [and now Amtrak], between Dallas and Ft Worth.
2. The wye with the Orange Line, with a single car Orange Line train in the distance
3. The end of track at North Carrollton.  There is a short siding with no catenary, possibly for maintenance equipment.  The crossing gates in the background are for a separate diesel-powered commuter service to Denton that uses the ex-Katy right of way.

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This former AT&SF hi-level car in Amtrak colors was stored with other equipment on an old freight spur near the Fair Park station.  From this distance it appeared to be in decent shape.

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There were 3 Hi-levels there at one time.  The other 2 might be up in Alamosa now.  Good catch.

think the slrg has 3 , so maybe there were 4

There were five former Santa Fe / Amtrak high levels, including one transition coach, sitting in Alamosa a week ago when I passed through.

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