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Map of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's rail system. Light blue lines represent major interstate and state highways. Rail lines are orange (North/South) and dark blue (East/West). White circles represent the locations of train stations. Source: Own work: Author: Pedriana
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Atlanta, train headways were reduced to 15 minute intervals between trains during most weekday hours and 20 minutes at other times. [14] In August 2023, MARTA announced that frequencies would increase to every 12 minutes on all rail lines between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Central of Georgia Railway Bulkhead flat No. 11403, Two engine hoods from Hartwell 2, and the cab from Atlanta and West Point 290 are on this car; DODX heavy duty flat car No.38416; Southern Railway flat car No. 117092, Southern Railway 1509's Frame is currently on this car; Southern Railway hopper car No. 74745; Southern Railway "Big John ...
On March 25, 2024, Andre Dickens, the mayor of Atlanta, announced plans for four new infill stations on the MARTA rail network. [11] On April 11, Dickens announced that two of those stations will be on the Green Line: namely, Joseph E. Boone (located between Bankhead and Ashby) and Krog Street/Hulsey Yard, located on the Blue/Green Line's shared section.
The Southern Railway North Avenue Yards, now repurposed as the NorthYards business park, is located just west of the railway line northwest from downtown Atlanta, south of the Marietta Street Artery neighborhood, rich in industrial history. The Yards represent a microcosm in changes in American railroads over the course of the 20th century.
On March 25, 2024, Andre Dickens, the mayor of Atlanta, announced plans for four new infill stations on the MARTA rail network. [7] On April 11, Dickens announced that one of those stations will be on the Blue Line: namely, Krog Street/Hulsey Yard, located on the Blue/Green Line's shared section.
To distinguish the two lines, the line to Dunwoody assumed the North-South Rail Line name, [3] [4] while the line to Doraville became the Northeast-South Rail Line [5] (sometimes known as the Northeast Line for short). [3] However, both the North-South Line and the Northeast Line continued to be colored on maps in orange as a single North-South ...
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad was organized in 1926 to replace the bankrupt Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway. The AB&C was controlled by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which owned a majority of the stock. In 1944 it reported 763 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 33 million passenger-miles; at the end of that ...