HUGE Train Car MOVE | Preserving MARTA History

[@duluthdepot6355]

A very BIG Thank You to Marta, and all those who came together to make this donation a reality. A important part of Atlanta’s history has been saved for future generations.

[@frzstat]

I am looking forward to seeing the exhibit!

[@kens.3729]

It’s Always Great to do whatever is Necessary to keep History Alive. Tens of Thousands of Museum Visitors will get to see and Enjoy what Thousands rode on.

[@frzstat]

I was in high school when MARTA rapid-rail service began. One Sunday afternoon, a group of us rode from Hightower station to Decatur station and back. Everything was shiny, new and clean, with soft, cushioned seats.

[@knucklesdafunkeeog6523]

Makes me proud to have grown up in Atlanta back in the 90s. MARTA was really fun to ride back then both bus and rail

[@andrewpalm2103]

An informative video with excellent production values. And I really liked seeing that French switcher in the Marta yard. Cheers from Wisconsin!

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@GilbertNichols]

Thanks for the video. I remember when I first took a bus (1975) from my neighborhood in the Virginia-Highlands to downtown Atlanta and got a transfer ticket to transfer to a second bus to get me to a community college in Clarkston, Georgia for only 15 cents.

[@Ko-Rail7382]

I can now officially say that MARTA is my new favorite mass-transit system.

[@EpicThe112]

For the Traction Motors these would have been sent to either New York MTA Subway and Boston MBTA Streetcar system For your European subscribers they call it Trams Germany Stadtbahn or Straßenbahn. These MARTA Trains have the same propulsion system found on New York City R143 R142A R188 family 7211-7936 & MBTA Type 8 trolley European terminology Trams. Looking at the northbound Norfolk Southern train it has the following formation ES44AC UP ES44AC Two SD40-2 or GP38-2 units combined

[@jamalfreeman7845]

Negative sir! These cars are original they were never overhauled so they do not have the same propulsion as the overhauled fleet or any of the other fleets you mentioned. The sound these make is completely different than the MiTrac propulsion found on the refurbished cars running today

[@tommythomason6187]

I always found it a good system, though poorly managed at times. Trains, buses and stations were always clean, and if you were lost there, just about any bus would get you to a rail station and you could go from there. Maps of the city and MARTA lines at the rail stations. The ride is as smooth as silk and acceleration very sharp. Early on, MARTA allowed no advertisements on the outside of it's buses, as it sought to establish a solid corporate image. Eventually though, ads generated a lot of money for the system. Before there was MARTA, there was The Atlanta Transit System, with it's orange and silver, GM, "New Look," buses. They also had the durable, "Old Look," GM buses, painted orange and cream- colored - with gum ball machines in the back of the buses. A ride cost 10 cents. It went up to 15 cents, then a quarter when MARTA took over.

[@jenesisjones6706]

Those railcars would make awesome tiny houses!

[@PresYB]

MARTA and the City of Atlanta are planning on turning one of the (yet-to-be?) retired cars into a permanent learning center for the StationSoccer program we have, so if they feel safe enough to do that, what with the tornadoes we occasionally get here, they would almost certainly be fit to serve as tiny houses with the proper foundation!

[@MrAwesomedude808]

That French locomotive alone belongs in a museum! A bit of foreign power on American soil! I know some Chinese steam locomotives, countless Canadian engines (most in non-preservation service), a handful of German steam locomotives, at least 2 British locomotives, and a Swedish steam locomotive exist here in the USA in preservation, but never knew there was a French locomotive here in the USA!

[@v12productions]

Gives a new meaning to "Foreign Power" ( :

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

One of those locomotives new York city have them to.

[@DC4260Productions]

I never knew Atlanta had a subway-like system, let alone any form of rapid transit. This car move reminds me of one I saw recently, when a DBR diesel locomotive was moved by road from Tauranga to her new home in Waihi (DBR is the locomotive's classification, and this was in New Zealand).

[@bradleyvant]

U never in your life been to Atlanta, u will literally see marta buses everywhere and the train stations aren't far from each other

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

​@@bradleyvantStop lying man! You're full of crap

[@CowpoteAdventures]

It's good to see history being saved and so I've sent it to the scrapyard I might buy caboose to put it in my backyard and call my own special little train city as usual well done young man

[@jerrysinclair3771]

Great video. Ton of history and you shared it with your KZbin viewers. Thank you.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@presto569]

This is so beautiful.

[@MoodyBlue42..]

Well deserved Marta!! Love the new intro to the channel brother 👏 I don't think I mentioned it from the last video.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@MoodyBlue42..]

@@v12productions 😁👍

[@timothylolley6302]

There would've been Marta tracks next to that museum had Gwinnett not shot down the Marta proposal

[@PresYB]

Someone on another forum pointed out that this MARTA railcar being moved into Gwinnett County would make it the ONLY MARTA car to grace Gwinnett (at least for now). Sad but accurate.

[@truelife974]

This was beautiful!

[@ryanthomp]

Fantastic video and amazing story keep up the great work

[@v12productions]

Will do. Thanks!

[@TacticalVodkaOperator69]

We still have The CQ310 CQ311 and CQ312 to,make into an Historical subway train with each rail cars focus on certain areas in Marta history 🛠

[@Dr.DFA666]

I love to see the history of Marta and seeing it only get bigger. Marta is the backbone of atlanta and metro atlanta. The traffic in Georgia is horrendous and without Marta it would be even worse

[@natethetrainboy9864]

That's incredible the car is in a museum where a NS train crash took place with a truck.

[@buddyhenson2559]

Great video, and great example of partnerships that benefit those interested in history. A few weeks ago, we passed at least two semi-trucks on I-75 somewhere between Atlanta and Knoxville (can’t remember where) hauling old single MARTA coaches. Apparently they have donated or sold other pieces of rolling stock to other groups. Again, great video, great channel. As a 30+ year NS retiree, I appreciate the way you run the channel. Very informative, professional, and objective. Keep up the great work!

[@v12productions]

Thank you! Those cars you've been seeing are probably going to New Jersey to be scrapped. Sadly they couldn't save all of them.

[@matthewmatheny2412]

Great video! Keep up the good work!

[@v12productions]

Will do. Thanks!

[@wrangler70jkujeep74]

Pretty cool 😎👍

[@Northeastern_Railfan]

Great shots!

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@williammcgee9026]

I saw them doing that to 2 of the old orange line trains in the MBTA "Massachusetts". It's pretty wild getting passed on the highway by 2 soviet Era rail cars 😂

[@StarFleet_Tech1701]

I remember riding 1st generation MARTA rail. I also ride MARTA in 1992 to take 6 hours and ride the entire rail lines including getting off at the major stations, changing trains at 5 points, and riding all the way from North Springs to the Airport! Ah, the good old days, which are gone and I have not rode MARTA since 2012!

[@gloria6229]

I own MARTA #509-#528 and other cars when I ordered the Stadler CQ400 cars.

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

The trolley museum of ny state purchased one of the marta cq310 up here NY state, I'm glad there's one on NY soil

[@jacksonsdrones]

This is 1 of Your Bests! 👍👍👍

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@trekzilladmc]

I caught one of these coming off the interstate to a travel center. I had to snap a picture as fast as I could.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

This video was a nice show. I had a chance to see a "small" part of Georgia I had never seen before. As a subway buff and a subway fan, I want to see MARTA

[@oakesm89]

The Trolley Museum of NY has this car's sister 510.

[@TheECOMaster]

Hey that looks awesome!

[@F40M07]

HOW

[@F40M07]

HOW ARE YOU FIRST

[@TheECOMaster]

@@F40M07 I had notifications on brotha'.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@F40M07]

@@TheECOMaster so did I but…

[@rondadams]

Thanks for capturing this, great job. Did you have more footage of the tractor trailer crossing over into the yard? That looked interesting and I was hoping to see more.

[@manuelalvarado6510]

I've got to hand it to Sundberg-Ferar for giving three rapid transit railways their iconic train car designs (including the streamlined aerodynamic fiberglass nose of the Rohr type A cab car of BART, which would be a sister system to MARTA).

[@brandonreeves5979]

Great video! Love the commentary.

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@brandonreeves5979]

@@v12productions you’re welcome!

[@graythewolf6096]

Would the Rockwell International be a DC motor propulsion system of some sort? I am aware these sets have been refurbished with the MITRAC AC propulsion later on in their life, but I'm curious as to the details on their original as built traction.

[@v12productions]

Yes, they were originally DC.

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Marta doesn't use a MITRAC AC propulsion

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Adtranz/Bombardier 1508C CQ310 CQ311 CQ312

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

Would love for the museum in upstate New York to purchase two of them

[@kaminh3312]

Fantastic video! I had always wanted to know more about the odd 500-series cars with double ended cabs. Never knew that third rail gapping was the reason they were never really utilized.

[@jamesjwalsh]

Surprised to hear the MARTA car weighing in at 81,000 even factoring in those wheels/axles and the electric motors. MARTA must go back further than 1979. I moved there that year and it seemed then like a pretty well-established light rail system.

[@roberttrometter5788]

I like to make a request for a video. I like to see how a rail scale is used. Robert over and out

[@v12productions]

I'll see what I can do!

[@nawlins411]

Great video thanks

[@gloria6229]

I own MARTA #509-#528 and the other cars when I ordered the Stadler CQ400 cars in g scale at the g scale New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in Fayetteville West Virginia not far from Ansted where my uncle Greg lives.

[@technoman53]

I work for WMATA (the DC Metro), Silk Road is the same contractor we use for moving rail cars. It’s nice they let you film, WMATA almost never allows visitors, let alone KZbinrs to visit the yards and film operations. Also employees aren’t allowed to use their phones or film things either. There’s tons of cool stuff I’d love to video and share but I can’t.

[@v12productions]

You guys have a great system!

[@frzstat]

What type of switch engines is MARTA using at the Avondale yard? I love the opening footage V12 is using in these videos.

[@v12productions]

Two GEs and the one featured in this video I believe was made by a French company called Secmafer.

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

@@v12productions one of them reminds me of the one's we have here for the NYC subway system

[@railfan630]

V12 productions did you hear southern railway 8202 will be running soon

[@Kansas-Trains]

Pretty Cool Brother 😊🙏🇺🇸

[@gloria6229]

Plus since #509 is a sea car with cabs on both ends turnarounds would be twice as easy.

[@wideslammer]

Another interesting video. Thanks . . .

[@v12productions]

Thank you!

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS NEW TRAIN IN DULUTH LETS GOOOO IM GONNA SEE THIS

[@kingcoreyd40lfbuses19]

I wonder why 509 was the only car that is at the southeastern railway museum idk why the rest if the other 500 trains

[@DJ_FOOD_STAMP]

Wow!

[@butieditedit7149]

One of these days are going to lift the train up with a helicopter and move it across the country

[@dennispersson9466]

About the Only helicopter the USA had, that could pick up a 'Subway' car, was the Sikorsky, "Sky Crane". Those were built, to carry, 'pods' of, military equipment, and ammo, in places like the Southeast Asia, areas! Mountainous American areas, used them, with, Tanker-Pods to fight Forest Fires! Maybe, the C-5 Galaxy, could squeeze in 2, side by side, but that means, loading, at a Military Airport!

[@jamerbunz5768]

Haha, i take all those train routes in the video 😂

[@random_boi6012]

funny fact stadler is making a "dm class" for kiwirail to replace there outdated dxc class sad to see the dxc's go but were moving to the future i guess

[@YukariAkiyamaTanks]

509 and her sisters look so much better looking than their soon arriving replacements

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

So true, his brother's have a better design

[@RailfanMichaelR.3103]

Nice video, is this in Duluth MN?

[@frzstat]

Atlanta Metro - Duluth, GA

[@vincentholt495]

Nice video

[@v12productions]

Thanks!

[@Operator1652]

I saw the other video I said you were in it and a person replied who were you

[@nickygmp_350]

Anyone know what type of switcher that is?

[@duluthdepot6355]

8202 is a SW7, one of only 3 of her type in preservation.

[@lillywho]

Shame though this doesn't seem to have anywhere to operate on its new home. Imagine building a generator for this thing though... Suddenly it could go anywhere!

[@litz13]

All you need is 600vdc, any DC locomotive could power it.

[@gregorywells7905]

@@litz13 Actually, what is needed is someone with a large checkbook. LOL!

[@litz13]

@@gregorywells7905 that too, yes

[@PresYB]

Well, if Gwinnett County (where the museum is located) ever votes to accept MARTA expansion there, maybe this car, combined with some others from the same era, could make runs like the NYC MTA does with their vintage "nostalgia trains" around Christmas!

[@billmilligan7272]

The irony of having to put this on a truck, because after all these years, MARTA still doesn't go anywhere useful except the airport. I wonder if they'll keep in the faint smell of urine, for historical accuracy?

[@randyburton]

Marta need to have a better system

[@djcb4190]

Duluth

[@lockellegend5507]

so you can pay millions to move trains but you want to pay your bus drivers $16 an hour and wonder why you are severely under staffed

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Yes CQ310

[@alexanderkay2956]

I told you the new train sets are going to be 4 car set

[@truelife974]

@@alexanderkay2956 with open gangways. That's going to be something to experience.

[@gene5229]

Just extraordinary 💋 💋. Promotion that works > 'Promo SM' !