The final Atlanta match Wednesday, England vs. Argentina, was one of the bigger ridership days, with 220,000 trips tallied, up from 93,488 on a typical weekday.

On a flight from Atlanta to Philadelphia on the eve of the nation's 250th anniversary, Delta passengers had an unexpected travel companion: a bald eagle.

Between matches and the Fan Festival celebrations that have been held nearly every day since June 11, MARTA has tallied nearly 1.7 million total trips.

Recent incidents were ‘senseless’ and random, but overall crime is down, MARTA said.

“There has been tremendous interest in the job,” MARTA Board Chair Jennifer Ide said.

By Monday, half of MARTA's 38 stations will have new faregates, including most of the downtown stations.

Atlanta MARTA leaders say the system is safe despite violent incidents and a federal investigation as the city prepares for World Cup visitors.

New MARTA trains have no timeline to enter service, officials said Thursday. They're unlikely to be ready before the World Cup ends in July.

The Swiss manufacturer that built MARTA’s new trains has a history of rocky rollouts. Stadler trains had issues during rollouts in British cities before service improved.

Police are searching for a shooter after a teen was wounded on a MARTA train at the Midtown station, the latest in a series of violent incidents on transit agency property.