Transportation Train service shows promise in area Rail service is picking up steam in Churchmans Crossing area as officials marked the opening of a new siding. The commuter train rolled in right on time, with rail and elected officials attending the ceremony pledging continued on-time service. Ridership has risen 150 percent since the first train service started about a month ago.
Officials expect it to increase at a rapid rate as more area residents find out about the new stop.
DART First State already has established Fairplay Station as a bus center to get area residents and employees of local business to and from the station. The bulk of the service connects major employment centers with the Fairplay station. An estimated 21,000 people work in approximately 200 businesses that are within an eight-minute drive of the station. The project is a partnership between the State of Delaware and Delaware Park, where the siding and bus center is located. William Rickman, Sr., chairman of Delaware Park, proudly noted to those in attendance that the horse track and and slots complex now employs 1,500.