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[ April 18, 2025 ] San Joaquin Valley Railroad to Continue Leasing 101.5 Miles of Rail From Union Pacific Short Line/Regional
[ April 17, 2025 ] NJ Transit Locomotive Engineers Reject Tentative Contract Commuter Rail
[ April 17, 2025 ] Class III Carrier Files to Extend Trackage Rights Agreement in Oklahoma, Texas BNSF
[ April 17, 2025 ] CSX Files to Abandon 7.5-Mile Rail Line in Bergen County, New Jersey, and Rockland County, New York CSX
[ April 16, 2025 ] CSX Reports Lower First Quarter 2025 Operating Income CSX

Atlanta Mayor Identifies Locations of Proposed MARTA Stations

April 11, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

During his third State of the City address, Mayor Andre Dickens announced that the city would partner with MARTA to build a new heavy rail station at the Murphy Crossing redevelopment project and three additional infill stations.

Atlanta, MARTA Planning Additional Stations, Cost Unclear

March 26, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority officials appear poised for one of the largest additions to the city’s rail transit system in decades.

MARTA Closing Airport Station for Six Weeks Starting April 8

March 18, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will close its Airport Station for six weeks starting Monday, April 8, and running through Sunday, May 19, to renovate the concourse and platform levels.

MARTA Wants Comments on Five Points Station Transformation Project

December 5, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is seeking public comment as part of the federal environmental review process for the Five Points Station Transformation Project.

MARTA Planning Track Replacement Work Near Airport Station

September 25, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will conduct track replacement work near the Airport rail station.

MARTA Board Approves Greenwood as Authority’s General Manager and CEO

September 15, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors has voted to approve the contract of Collie Greenwood as the Authority’s general manager and chief executive officer.

Old MARTA Railcars Head to the Atlantic Ocean

September 7, 2023 Special to Railfanning.org

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) today shipped off the first of two railcars bound for the Georgia coast and eventually the Atlantic Ocean.

Georgia Jurisdictions Looking at Special Purpose Taxes for Transportation Projects

August 25, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Barrow County leaders and their counterparts in the county’s six cities have agreed to divvy the proceeds of Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax should voters approve it in November.