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Atlanta, Georgia: MARTA Northeast Line

Description

The Northeast Line separates from the North Line a short distance north of Lindbergh Center, and runs about 8.1 miles from Lindbergh Center to Doraville, just inside the I-285 Perimeter expressway. Until 1996 it was designated as part of the North Line, and was renamed when the section of the North Line through Buckhead to Dunwoody opened. Most of the Northeast Line runs alongside or near the Norfolk Southern main line to Charlotte and Washington DC, which has a yard at Doraville.

Pictures

[picture] The elevated Chamblee station was the end of the line from 1987 to 1992. (May 1999)

[picture] On the platform at Chamblee, a southbound train arrives. (May 1999).

[picture] Exterior of the Doraville station, the terminus of the Northeast Line. (May 1999)

[picture] A northbound train approaches the Doraville station on an elevated viaduct. In the background is the Norfolk Southern Railroad's Doraville Yard. (May 1999)

[picture] The wall of the passageway past the bus-loading zone has plaster reliefs with scenes related to Atlanta. (May 2002)

This page was last updated on 12 May 2003, and reviewed on 22 November 2007.

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