MARTA Train Stuck On Tracks Continues To Disrupt Service Thursday To Atlanta Airport
Passengers are seen during the Wednesday evening rush hour waiting for a MARTA commuter train in Atlanta. A commuter train stuck on the tracks near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport disrupted MARTA rail service. Rail Operations Chief Dave Springstead says normal service to the airport may not resume until sometime Thursday because officials need to bring in a crane to lift the train.
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An Atlanta commuter train stuck on the tracks has disrupted service to and from the world’s busiest airport.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority tweeted around 9 p.m. Tuesday that the situation left regular trains unable to reach the station at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
For service to Airport, please transfer at Col Pk on the NB platform. Shuttle train running between Airport & Col Park.
— MARTA (@MARTASERVICE) January 17, 2019
Rail Operations Chief Dave Springstead says normal service to the airport may not resume until sometime Thursday because officials need to bring in a crane to lift the train.
MARTA spokeswoman Stephany Fisher tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the crane isn’t scheduled to arrive until Thursday morning.
Shuttle buses were being used to take passengers from a nearby station to the airport.
The disruption comes less than three weeks before Atlanta hosts the 2019 Super Bowl.
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