Dallas Area Rapid Transit demonstrated a new energy-efficient streetcar Tuesday afternoon for city officials and the media.

The ameriTRAM prototype, manufactured by Kinkisharyo, shuttled DART and city leaders back and forth from the Akard and Victory stations while a Kinkisharyo executive explained the benefits of the new streetcar.

DART is developing a plan to create downtown streetcar routes that would complement its larger light-rail system.

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