Article: Dallas, DART rail talks advance: Cotton Belt line debate cools off; council, board to meet again Saturday.

Byline: Tony Hartzel

Oct. 21--DART and the city of Dallas didn't settle all of their differences over the Cotton Belt rail line Friday, but they made substantial progress that should ease tensions over the future of the city's appointees to the transit agency board, officials said. City Council and Dallas Area Rapid Transit board members emerged from a three-hour meeting late Friday to say that they will continue negotiations at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The city and the transit agency have battled over what type of passenger rail service to build on the existing Cotton Belt freight rail line that runs from Plano, through northern suburbs and Far North Dallas ...

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