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MARTA to Sign Agreement for New Cars

November 13, 2019 Todd DeFeo
MARTA and Stadler US are scheduled to sign an agreement for the procurement of 254 new rail cars for the MARTA fleet.

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Norfolk Southern Begins Construction of New Corporate Headquarters in Atlanta

April 9, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Norfolk Southern recently began construction of its new corporate headquarters building in Atlanta.

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Gwinnett Voters Vote Down Proposal to Join MARTA

March 20, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Voters in the Atlanta suburb of Gwinnett County have voted down a proposal to expand MARTA into their county.

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Gwinnett County to Vote on MARTA Expansion

March 18, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Voters in one Atlanta area county head to the polls tomorrow to decide whether to expand MARTA.

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MARTA Plans to File Court Injunction to End Work Slow-Down

January 28, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
MARTA has notified ATU Local 732 it plans to file a court injunction to end a work slow-down.

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MARTA CEO Calls for ‘Moonshot for Transit’

January 11, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker today said Atlanta needs a “moonshot for transit” to ensure metro Atlanta’s growth as a world-class region.

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The Fateful First Trip Over the Western & Atlantic

December 24, 2018 Todd DeFeo
On Christmas Eve of 1842, a locomotive and a single car pulled out of Atlanta, marking a new era in the city’s history. The railroad was operational.

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Remembering Atlanta’s Railroad Stations of Yesteryear (And One From Today)

October 25, 2018 Todd DeFeo
Atlanta currently has one passenger station in use, serving Amtrak’s Crescent train running between New York and New Orleans. But, the city has a long history with passenger stations.

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MARTA Could Soon Approve Commuter Line to Clayton County

October 23, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA) could soon approve a passenger rail line from its East Point station to Jonesboro and Lovejoy south of Atlanta, according to a newspaper report.

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The Louisville & Nashville’s Last Passenger Train in Atlanta

October 12, 2018 Todd DeFeo
The last Louisville & Nashville Railroad passenger train left Atlanta just as Amtrak was about to start operations.

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