Express trains on MARTA? Keep dreaming

Airport-bound MARTA riders have long dreamed of an express train that could bypass all those stops through downtown Atlanta.

They'll have to keep dreaming, though, because MARTA says it's not possible.

Richard Krisak, MARTA’s chief operating officer, explains why:

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