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MARTA Board Passes $1.2 Billion Operating and Capital Budget

June 11, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors has adopted a nearly $1.2 billion operating and capital budget for the 2021 fiscal year.

Southeastern Railway Museum begins interior renovation of historic ‘Superb’ railcar

April 22, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Southeastern Railway Museum has started an interior renovation of a historic Pullman car that transported the body of President Warren G. Harding after he died in 1923.

The Collision on the State Road: A Byproduct of War

March 6, 2020 Todd DeFeo

It was about 3:30 p.m. on July 6, 1862, ostensibly a typical Sunday during the early years of the Civil War, when two trains collided near Ringgold, Georgia, on the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

The First Western & Atlantic Train to Chattanooga

February 28, 2020 Todd DeFeo

It was 7 a.m. on Dec. 1, 1849, and the western portion of the Western & Atlantic Railroad was open for business, even if the tunnel at Tunnel Hill was more than five months away from completion.

Repairs to Historic Tunnel Hill Depot in Progress

February 24, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

Officials here are in the process of repairing the roof of the historic depot in the center of town, one of the oldest train depots in the state.

MARTA Jurisdictions Pass Amendment Extending Full-Penny Sales Tax

February 15, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

The four jurisdictions in which MARTA provides service have passed the 15th amendment to the Rapid Transit Contract and Assistance Agreement.

A Look at the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s Early Locomotives

January 31, 2020 Todd DeFeo

The Western & Atlantic Railroad operated some of the earliest locomotives in Georgia and the Southeast. The road, built and owned by the state of Georgia, acquired 10 locomotives during the 1840s.

MARTA Board Votes in Favor of Amendment Supporting Bonding Capacity and Expansion Plans

December 21, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

The amendment outlines jurisdictional roles and responsibilities relating to the development of the MARTA system. It also ratifies the extension of the full penny sales tax levy through 2057, which the Georgia General Assembly approved in 2015.

MARTA Inks Agreement for 254 New Rail Cars

November 14, 2019 Todd DeFeo

MARTA’s board of directors approved a $646 million agreement with Stadler Rail for the purchase of 254 new rail cars.