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MARTA Joins Other Transit Agencies in Requiring Mandatory COVID Testing for Unvaccinated Workers

September 16, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will start mandating weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated employees.

Operation Lifesaver Awards More Than $245,000 for Rail Safety Public Awareness Campaigns

May 28, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

Operation Lifesaver Inc. (OLI) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) are awarding than $200,000 in competitive rail safety awareness grants to Operation Lifesaver programs in a dozen states.

Savannah Port Terminal Railroad Broadens Agreement With Georgia Ports to Include Mason Mega Rail Terminal

April 21, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Savannah Port Terminal Railroad (SAPT) has broadened its rail services agreement with the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) to include GPA’s new Mason Mega Rail Terminal.

Georgia’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Includes First-Ever Line Item for MARTA

April 13, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

With the passage of House Bill 511, state lawmakers have established a mechanism to annually fund capital transit projects that support economic development priorities throughout the state.

MARTA Concludes Track Replacement Project Where Red, Gold Lines Converge

February 24, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) completed a significant track replacement project where the system’s Red and Gold rail lines converge.

MARTA Undertaking Project to Replace Crossover at Canterbury Junction on the Red and Gold Lines

January 15, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is investing about $225 million to improve safety, reduce train delays, and improve the customer experience.

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

November 19, 2020 Todd DeFeo

DULUTH, Ga. — Norfolk Southern delivered the historic Marco Polo Pullman car to the Southeastern Railway Museum last weekend. Here are some additional photos from the day. For more about the donation, click here. For more photos of its arrival, click here.

Historic Marco Polo Pullman Car Arrives at Southeastern Railway Museum

November 14, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Norfolk Southern delivered the historic Marco Polo Pullman car to the Southeastern Railway Museum.

Norfolk Southern Gifting Historic Car to Southeastern Railway Museum

November 9, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Norfolk Southern Corporation is gifting the historic Marco Polo rail car, a car President Franklin D. Roosevelt used while in office, to the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia.