Billions of dollars are projected to head Georgia’s way over the next five years after President Joe Biden signs a roughly $1.2 trillion infrastructure funding package into law today.
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Diesel-powered “commuter rail” trains - like this one in Seattle - are faster and can carry more passengers than MARTA’s existing electric-powered trains. MARTA and Clayton County may drop plans for a commuter rail line from East Point Station to Jonesboro and Lovejoy. MARTA now must decide what other kind of transit makes sense for the route.
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Unlike European trains, America's commuter rail systems require several conductors to punch tickets and help passengers board trains from platforms that are often lower than train doors.
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Boston's commuter rail lines took a ridership hit of unprecedented magnitude when the pandemic engulfed the country.
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