Photos: Electrical problem shuts down MARTA

Metro Atlanta

MARTA trains bound for North Springs are running again after an electrical problem interrupted service during the height of this morning’s commute. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

The system set up a “bus bridge” to shuttle Red line passengers between the Lindbergh and Medical Center stations after the electrical problem that occurred at 7:20 p.m., according to MARTA spokesman Lyle Harris. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Harris told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the interruptions lasted about 40 minutes, and that regular train service on the Red Line resumed around 8 a.m. Harris did not say what caused the electrical problem. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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MARTA trains bound for North Springs are running again after an electrical problem interrupted service during the height of this morning’s commute. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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