MARTA to replace fleet of trains — some of which have run since 1979

By Becca J. G. Godwin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; January 18, 2018

On the last day of June in 1979, a brand-spanking-new MARTA train made the system’s inaugural trip.

“Like the wines of France and the women of Nashville music, the rail line got better as it got older, even if only by hours, as the balky trains of Saturday morning turned into the surging expresses of Saturday afternoon,” a reporter for The Atlanta Constitution wrote of the exciting launch day.

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