More Photos of the Marco Polo’s Arrival at the Southeastern Railway Museum

The MARTA Board of Directors has approved a Fiscal Year 2015 budget that includes $415.6 million for operations.

Cities with direct rail access from the airport to and from downtown receive nearly 11 percent more revenue per room than hotels in cities without such a connection, according to a report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the U.S. Travel Association. The study, A New Partnership: Rail Transit and Convention Growth, shows higher revenue per room translates to a potential $313 million in revenue per year for so-called “rail cities.” In the post-recession period, rail cities commanded 16 percent higher revenue per room than hotels in non-rail cities, the organizations said. “Clearly investment in local rail systems

Atlanta’s third Union Station stood from 1930 until 1971. It was replaced by a parking lot.