A Louisville and Nashville Railroad E6A 751 with Train 4, The Georgian, is ready to depart Union Station, Atlanta, Georgia, on November 25, 1967. (Photo by Roger Puta)
On November 17, 1946, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway and the Louisville & Nashville Railroad jointly ushered in a new era when they introduced the Georgian diesel-powered streamliner running between St. Louis and Atlanta.
The train’s name was selected following a contest to name two trains — one between St. Louis and Atlanta and a second between Chicago and New Orleans. While 292,267 names were submitted, an Evansville resident received a $1,000 first prize for the Georgian name; the other train was named The Humming Bird.
(Runner-up names for the Georgian were The Dixians and The Aristocrat.)
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Less than 100 years ago, a narrow-gauge short line railroad once served the Dunwoody community, connecting it to a major thoroughfare between Charlotte and Atlanta.
ATLANTA – From July to December 2006, MARTA’s passenger counts grew by 7.2 percent and passenger revenue increased by 3.8 percent over the same period last year. Nationwide, public transit ridership grew by 2.9 percent from 2005 to 2006. “MARTA is working hard to improve service and attract more riders to the system and we are pleased to see the positive results of our efforts,” said General Manager Richard McCrillis. “We hope to sustain this trend through the multiple renewal and improvement efforts we have underway – including our rail car rehabilitation project, increased service levels, and heightened focus on
