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New Book Traces History of Macon Terminal Station

July 10, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Macon is not the most significant railroad hub in the country or even Georgia. In the early 1900s, however, it saw nearly 100 daily passenger trains.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Robbery so Brazen, This Could Have Been the Wild West, Not Outside of Atlanta

January 16, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The southbound Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway train from Nashville, Tenn., pulled into Vinings on the evening of January 16, 1914. What happened next is remarkable.

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.

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.

Gwinnett County Voters to Decide Whether to Join MARTA

November 14, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

Gwinnett County voters will decide in March whether to join MARTA.

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.