RAILFANS!! For technical info about MARTA and many more pix (from more of a raifan perspective!) check out nycsubway.org's
Atlanta pages excellently compiled by Robert Ferreira.
Light rail proposals, including Belt Line and C-Loop
MARTA Inner Core - Beltline / C-Loop Study In March 2003, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) initiated the
Atlanta Inner Core Transit Feasibility Study which is also known as the Beltline / C-Loop Study.
The study area includes the entire inner core area within a circle of railroads around the City
of Atlanta and portions of DeKalb County.
See map
Beltline Flyer Includes map of Belt Line proposal. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader (which your computer
probably has but if not download here).
Feb. 2005
update "February Meetings Scheduled to Present Inner Core (Beltline/C-Loop) Transit Feasibility
Study. The Inner Core (Beltline/C-Loop) Transit Feasibility Study is now complete."
MARTA Inner Core Newsletter Summer 2004 "The Inner Core Transit Feasibility Study, which includes the Belt Line and the C-Loop
concepts, is an effort to explore opportunites for connecting Atlanta's intown neighborhoods."
Includes maps of several proposals involving light rail, bus rapid transit (BRT) and hybrid
vehicles. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader (which your computer probably has but if not download here)
Specifically streetcar proposals
http://www.heritagetrolley.org/planAtlantaRTOL1.htm Promoters of building a modern eight-mile (12.9 km) streetcar line along Atlanta’s famed Peachtree Street from downtown to Buckhead have decided to move ahead with a full-blown feasibility study after finding no opposition to the project.
http://www.trolleycar.org/news/040127.asp ATLANTA, GA: A new non-profit group in Atlanta called the Atlanta Streetcar, Inc., has proposed an eight mile streetcar line for Peachtree Street, modeled on the new Portland Streetcar in Oregon.