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Express trains on MARTA? Keep dreaming

MARTA train headed to the airport at Five Points Station on April 9, 2015.

Credit: Andria Brooks

Credit: Andria Brooks

MARTA train headed to the airport at Five Points Station on April 9, 2015.
By Andria Brooks
April 28, 2015

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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MARTA train headed to the airport at Five Points Station on April 9, 2015.

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