⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Exploring Atlanta's Green Line

The Green Line is a rapid transit line in the MARTA rail system. It operates between Bankhead and Edgewood / Candler Park stations, running exclusively inside the Atlanta city limits.
The Green Line is a stub of the originally planned North Line, which would have served points north beyond Bankhead such as Northside Drive in Brookwood Hills, serving the Perry Homes projects along the way. But the line was only ever built as far as Bankhead. It shares trackage with its counterpart, the Blue Line, between just west of Ashby and Edgewood / Candler Park. Green Line rush-hour trains start at Avondale and pass Decatur and East Lake without stopping before pulling onto a pocket track just east of Edgewood/Candler Park.
The Green Line runs above ground, at-grade and below ground in various portions of its route. It begins at the western terminus of Bankhead station, paralleling Proctor Creek through West Atlanta. (This is the only portion of the Green Line not to share trackage with any other route, albeit a short distance.) It is joined by the Blue Line before Ashby station. The Green Line enters downtown Atlanta, where it meets the Red and Gold Lines at Five Points station. It continues into East Atlanta, where the Green Line reaches its eastern terminus at Edgewood/Candler Park station, while the Blue Line continues on to Indian Creek station. Enjoy!
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Taken in March 2023.

[@Arctic911]

the MARTA green line’s train propulsion sounds much similar to our nyc mta r188/r142a/r143 propulsions

[@babyrailfan3555]

And also the MBTA green line

[@Boss809fan]

​@YouSmellLikeFart Not all of them were refurbished. Some of them arent and are stored in avondale yard.

[@ianhardy9375]

Very true

[@Noah_vazquez]

Not similar exactly

[@hoodboyzAtl]

CQ310 CQ311 CQ312 all have the same propulsion sound Adtranz/Bombardier MITRAC 1508C

[@TheCloakedTiger]

I really hope MARTA does a expansion soon. So many new suburbs going up around Atlanta and the traffic is HORRID. I love how MARTA also uses the same 3rd rail covers like BARTs.

[@BabyBang17datruth]

The management is corrupt. They haven’t expanded rail in the two counties they currently serve for over 20 years after promising they would.

[@BL4CKKN1GHT]

Marta is note interested in pushing busses instead of building new heavy rail in Atlanta. They are inept and is need of a cleaning house

[@BabyBang17datruth]

@@BL4CKKN1GHT Exactly! A couple of years back the residents in South Fulton voted for a sales tax increase where Marta promised to extend heavy rail into the area. But at the last minute, Marta decided to opt for bus service.

[@BL4CKKN1GHT]

@@BabyBang17datruth I didn’t know there was heavy rail proposal. From what I’ve seen, the whole sales tax was for busses and light rail within the city. Either way it shows marta is inept and incompetent. And that’s on top of them taking funds from the taxes to put towards busses. But at least Atlanta city council is questioning marta about their actions. Someone from DC or the MTA needs to come down and run marta

[@microbios8586]

It's not going to happen. Last station was opened more than 20 years ago. Ridership is worse now than 20 years ago, sadly. This is true for most systems around the country.

[@DBSGEEK7]

It feels weird but also amazed by that propulsion of those cars. Very similar to the R142, R142A, R188, and R143!

[@MTASubwayKindle]

Yeah but the 3rd or second stage of the motors it's faster than the our mta when its one or 2 second's faster.

[@tristanexists1806]

That's because the motors are made by the same company, Washington DC rolling stock has it too

[@ianhardy9375]

The r142 has an Alstom Onix propulsion as does the large portion of the r160 fleet

[@KymanitheCaracal]

That's how I felt in 2nd Grade

[@trackwerkOG]

These sound absolutely amazing with many elements of these cars found in other transit systems. Between old school MITRAC, the look of WMATA Rolling Stock and what appears to be the same door motors as the R-68 these are quite an experience yet oddly familiar. I must take a trip down there again before the new Stadler cars become commonplace.

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Yes most definitely

[@cythrosi]

It feels so weird to see these as 2-car consists when I'm so used to WMATAs 6 to 8 cars, even though the legacy WMATA trains were designed to run in a similar fashion if they had wanted to.

[@gfujigo]

These 2 car set ups are for the short lines that only have a few stations.

[@professorhineschoice]

@@gfujigo Actually they're specifically for the Proctor Creek Branch (Bankhead Station) as this was the only station in the system built for 2 car service (this is in the works to be changed to a 6 car length platform, to be able to run the new rail cars that will arrive in 2025). The rest of the system is designed for 8 car service but 6 is the length MARTA has ran in many recent years.

[@kevinwong6588]

Early WMATA (back in the late 70s the Red Line was the only service) had 2 cars. 2 car Rohrs or Bredas were used off-peak into the 1990s.

[@mini_ika_musume]

There is currently a single-car service on the Shengavit-Charbakh branch of the Yerevan Metro. Just one car, not a walk-through train like the R211T.

[@dmvnative90skid63]

I'm from the DMV area, and we haven't had 2 car trains running in service since at least 1999--4 car trains ran up until about 2007/2008! It's weird seeing 2 car trains anywhere now--especially with almost every major every city growing in population!

[@landocalrisian2014]

Thank You for coming to my city and shining a light on your good work 👏🏽👏🏽 much appreciated.

[@MunipalsFanJose]

Happy birthday DJ hammers trains, just wanted to say that and hope you upload soon🎂

[@draco_meteor]

I just love how distinct Japanese propulsion systems sound. Doesn’t matter which company, in which city or even which country, you’ll know it when you hear it. EDIT: it’s not Japanese, it’s Canadian - specifically Bombardier

[@jayo1212]

Canadian and German.

[@24sweetroller7]

Nice video and a good introduction to the MARTA system in Atlanta.

[@MunipalsFanJose]

Guys it has officially been 2 months w/ DJ Hammers trains inactivaty

[@grertwedr3785]

any idea about the reason

[@grertwedr3785]

never mind hes back in a reply toa comment on 1 of his new videos he said he just took a break

[@brucewilkinson8599]

Thank you for MARTA Green Line feature. We residence wish that the line actually extended to more places than it does. Maybe one day.

[@jayo1212]

I wish the outlying counties would get their heads out of their asses and fund extending the lines!

[@WilliamAkins-rw2hv]

Building out the full potential of the current rail lines is a better first step. The recent proposal to add 4 new stations on the existing lines would be a real catalyst for development in the areas around them where there isn't much already. The greatest potential for that is around the proposed stations on the east and west lines.

[@ogtripplog215iiiifffff]

Almost reminds me of our 2 car consist trains for SEPTA's Ridge Av Spur

[@eduardososa843]

Those trains sound like the R142A/R188 & R143.

[@MTASubwayKindle]

The motor's on the 2nd stage sound's faster then our NYC Subway. which is 2 second's long.

[@BJMediaTransit8516]

I think the green line is the shortest MARTA Line, shortest car length and distance running along the east-west corridor, only one station to have for the green line without the blue line.

[@jendel42750]

This reminds me somewhat of the Brighton Line of the New York City Subway.

[@wyattsmith2498]

Same propulsion as the R143, but this one came first.

[@R179DTrain]

The horn is different

[@ROCB211]

CQ312s had this propulsion first then the older cars (when they were rebuilt)

[@jerrythemouse28]

And R142A and R188

[@ROCB211]

@@jerrythemouse28 Correct

[@hoodboyzAtl]

​@@ROCB211CQ310 CQ311 CQ312 Adtranz/Bombardier MITRAC 1508C CQ310 CQ311 had always had that sound

[@brett8706]

Just love the Bombardier MITRAC propulsion system in these cars.

[@EricTheKing]

So I am visiting Atlanta and when I flew in on Sunday and rode the subway I was in Awe because I loved riding the R142A,R143 in New York I came in from Boston and the Type 8 street cars also have the same propulsion

[@brett8706]

@@EricTheKing I’m all my times in NY, I only rode the R142As/R188 in the A Division. I don’t remember riding the R143s. I don’t like the Alstom propulsion. The Siemens is great on the Kawasaki cars.

[@jadenmuniz8817]

@@brett8706 What u’re hearing here is Bombardier propulsion

[@brett8706]

@@jadenmuniz8817 Lol, I know. I just started to ramble about the NYC MTA, lol and their NTTs.

[@EricTheKing]

@@brett8706 Oh the R143's are predominantly on the L Line and they were manufactured by Kawasaki just like the R142's and they sound Perfect

[@DoubleT_TimothyTurner]

The propulsion sounds just like the R142A/R143/R188

[@savionmjallyeiither42luvr]

That’s what I’m saying

[@MTASubwayKindle]

​@@savionmjallyeiither42luvr The motor's on the 2nd stage sound's faster then our NYC Subway. which is 2 second's long.

[@mrtransitfan647]

It makes the same sound like the R142A, R188, and R143!

[@1821Mike]

Thank you for visiting Atlanta

[@ChariotManGaming85]

Those sound like those trains on the R142A, L, R, No. 4 and 7 trains.

[@MTASubwayKindle]

The motor's on the 2nd stage sound's faster then our NYC Subway. which is 2 second's long.

[@seoulsubway1004]

와우 영상 재미있게 잘 봤습니다! 매우 잘 만들었어요^^

[@davidng2336]

Nicely documented! Soon these cars will be replaced with new ones.

[@dallasspotting]

Can’t wait for the CQ400s to roll in

[@dallasspotting]

@yousmelllikefart i agree, the OGs are better

[@scottyerkes1867]

Nice video. Thanks DJ Hammers😀💚

[@edwinvalenzuela3446]

DJ Hammers welcome to Atlanta, Georgia.

[@declanftbl]

RIP 🪦 DJ Hammers. You will live in all of our hearts.

[@grertwedr3785]

he is back!

[@declanftbl]

@@grertwedr3785 yep!

[@Official_Star.lnc87]

I wonder if he recorded the nostalgic train in Saturday

[@acegarr22]

When are the Stadler trains going to start running?

[@londonwhaley8690]

I enjoyed that video👍👍

[@PureDevTransit]

omg it has the same propulsion as the r143 in nyc!

[@MTASubwayKindle]

The motor's on the 2nd stage sound's faster then our NYC Subway. which is 2 second's long.

[@quinlanwconley4010]

I’ve ridden this before I’ve been on all 38 stops in Marta

[@SyedDanielProductions_YT]

Damnn those flatwheels

[@Boeing747official-invasion]

It’s been after 3 months DJ hammers uploaded a video

[@HayleyKiyokoLineBMT]

Congrats DJ, yu just hit 71k YT subscribers

[@MTASubwayKindle]

Did anybidy realize it has our R46 door opening?

[@BigAppTransitFan]

Sound like the MBTA Type 8 trolleys.

[@royreynolds108]

Just curious as to when you visited Atlanta. My wife & I went to Atlanta in 2015 for a Clean Show and stayed at the Airport Motel 6. We rode the trains to sight-see. As usual, I photograph trains, etc. On the way in, I photoed through the door to the front and the "driver"(attendant) went ballistic that I wasn't allowed to do that. I also was confronted by a "guard" while taking photos of the beautiful facade in the main station that had been saved from a previous building saying I couldn't photograph in the station. On the same day, I saw a piece on the local news that had video of trains and passengers entering and leaving trains at that station where you could recognize them, and my photography did not. Go figure. There is NOTHING about MARTA that can not be had off-the-shelf if you can afford it and nothing is a security risk. The only thing that is not off-the-shelf is the software to operate the system.

[@mtasubwaymartasubway]

People are weirdos in Georgia

[@WilliamAkins-rw2hv]

This Atlantan doesn't understand it either. Some Marta operators may be overprotective, but of what, I don't know.

[@Rebelnightwolfe]

What in the two-car train is this? This train looks absolutely bare bones. Like they spared every expense on them.

[@robotx9285]

Why would a line so low use need more cars?

[@mtasubwaymartasubway]

Marta rail cars are ridiculously long

[@mahliekbenjamin174]

Why Don't You Sell Like The R142a R143 And The R188 Form The Mta

[@TheMexxodus]

Ridership looks absolutely abysmal 🤔😲🤪

[@BL4CKKN1GHT]

Yeah Covid took a hit on atl ridership

[@BengalsBillsFan2015]

Why does it sounds the r142😂😮

[@KingDX21]

That's what I was wondering

[@davidng2336]

R142A, to be specific.

[@KingDX21]

@@davidng2336 yes

[@MTASubwayKindle]

Sort'a but the motor's on the 2nd stage sound's faster then our NYC Subway. which is 2 second's long.

[@ejdsndnj]

they have the same propulsion

[@nojeansv]

do the R142A/R188/R143 share the same motors as those trains?

[@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089]

Yes

[@nojeansv]

@@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089 damn

[@hoodboyzAtl]

CQ310 CQ311 CQ312 Adtranz/Bombardier MITRAC 1508C

[@lucasdomingoferdinandfajar3475]

it sounds like r143

[@ejdsndnj]

they have the same propulsion

[@mrmta9796]

It’s been a while since you have went to another city or country

[@dallasspotting]

I really wanna go and see the CQ400 Railfars

[@dallasspotting]

Railcars*

[@juliocesarhernanadezburgos3043]

Seats similar in R46 and sound R143 Kawasaki

[@MTASubwayKindle]

The door's are simillar to the R46 when opening, while it's motors itself sound's like the R143/R142A/R188 but, the motor's on the 2nd stage sound's faster then our NYC Subway. which is 2 second's long.

[@BillyFromNYC]

I’m sad that DJ hammers trains last video was a month ago

[@nojeansv]

BILLY?! IM BENARDZ BTW

[@BillyFromNYC]

sup.

[@jftransit]

I post weekly

[@angelomontez]

Nice

[@JoeyDavid-f8b]

WTF DID I JUST HEAR R143??

[@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089]

You do realize that they use the same propulsion right? Not every propulsion you hear in the NYC subway is exclusive to the NYC subway 💀

[@amazinlion]

@@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089Relax, he was just surprised to hear the propulsion sound like it was an R143, and the R142A and R188

[@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089]

@@amazinlion yeah but this same dude always comments this I'm tired of telling him over and over again

[@ejdsndnj]

mf they have the same propulsion that's why they sound the same stop talking about this not every propulsion is exclusive to the mta like the other guy said

[@andymunoz-kg9kk]

Where the heck is this person

[@agamer5619]

BRO WHAT DID U DO TO THE DISCORD

[@Boeing747official-invasion]

It sounds like an R142a

[@ejdsndnj]

they have the same propulsion

[@SeiyaL.]

Sounds like an R143

[@ROCB211]

Also the 142As, R188s the old BART trains

[@landocalrisian2014]

I have lived in Atlanta for 33 years and still wonder what was the purpose of this 2 car line? Clearly it was supposed to be more than this and stuff went south at some point. Ridership has always been pretty low but honestly, it seems like a waste. Now Gwinnett county needed Marta but got voted down 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@thatoneguy42145]

The green line when first planned was actually supposed to end at perry homes. Another use for the green line (if people didn’t have their heads in their a$$es) would’ve been the tucker north dekalb line. On the planning, it would’ve just been a blue line branch off. But honestly just Because of connivence it probably would’ve just been the green line.

[@ejdsndnj]

the bankhead platform is too short to fit any train longer then 3 cars so they use 2 cars on the green line.

[@mtasubwaymartasubway]

Gwinnett needs Marta rail, not buses, Gwinnett needs to expand their bus service and quit B.S. around

[@Thethreemusketeers70]

kinda sounds like a R143

[@snackwrap2011]

It’s the same propulsion

[@MTASubwayKindle]

@@snackwrap2011 Not quite the motor's on the 2nd stage sound's faster then our NYC Subway. which is 2 second's long.

[@snackwrap2011]

Yea but these came first so the r142/3 & R188 are slightly updated but they are the same and the Bart kinda have it too

[@ejdsndnj]

they have the same propulsion

[@rickyjohnson5894]

Marta and my mom said you would have been p Marta the train pushing the station please stand back for the platform match I actually wish I could eat it forw boy names the train is surrounding upholstery 2 minutes ago r 😊

[@andymunoz-kg9kk]

It’s 2023

[@JR-Ramsay-IV]

Marta, the subway to just about nowhere. No ability for airport to downtown express service, it has not aged well.

[@neilaxelrod5872]

I live in the area. Not sure what you’re talking about. The N-S line goes from Five Points to the Airport in 6 stops and 15 min. What “express” service would you like?

[@neilaxelrod5872]

Just curious if you’ve ever actually been to the area, or just rely on videos to form opinions?

[@JR-Ramsay-IV]

@@neilaxelrod5872 I live in the area, have all but 4 years of my life, am a GT grad.

[@JR-Ramsay-IV]

@@neilaxelrod5872 The problem is there was no planning for future express service, no third tracks. An express from the ends of the N/S lines to 5 points would be nice but it's not possible with the current track configs.

[@neilaxelrod5872]

@@JR-Ramsay-IV much of the right of way was former RR right of way. The line from North Springs uses the 400 median. You know all this. And Atlanta isn’t NYC. There isn’t the operating funding or ridership demand for “express” services.

[@Dezlite]

Godly R142as 🤝

[@ejdsndnj]

CQ310s, CQ311s and CQ312s*

[@EG_musician]

How do these railranners always get the emptiest cars lol

[@asilalpa7687]

M2 metro istanbul

[@Yoitscarlos7612]

It sounds like the nyc subway

[@PascackValleyandMainline]

Nice! Also one of your videos was stolen by @gamer_trains

[@Ilovetrashandbuses]

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[@GiorgioMann-ro8yt]

2:43