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UPDATE: MARTA service resumes after airport issue

MARTA reported delays Wednesday due to a problem at the Atlanta airport station. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

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MARTA reported delays Wednesday due to a problem at the Atlanta airport station. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Steve Burns
Feb 15, 2017

MARTA said normal service resumed on its red line Wednesday morning after earlier delays.

A problem at the Atlanta airport station was cited as the cause of the delays, the agency said.

Spokeswoman Alisa Jackson did not specify what the situation was but attributed the problem to an “electrical issue,” Channel 2 Action News reported.

No injuries were reported, according to Channel 2.

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