RIDE THE TRAIN: ATLANTA 1984, part 1

historic train rides of rapid transit systems, L, subway, trams.

[@stevewalker3607]

I worked in downtown Atlanta in the mid 80s and road the train many times. When watching these videos I always wonder how those peoples' lives turned out. Are they still alive? Where were they headed that day? Random lives from decades ago preserved....

[@Multifacted_Brotha]

Wow except for some minor differences nothings really changed with the Marta transit system. Based on this video though.. ATL looked a lot more serene and quieter back then.

[@ArdentlyGrant]

It was. Except I do remember when seated in the top of Atlanta Fulton County Stadium, I could hear automatic weapons fire. Ah, the days before the Brady Bill...

[@nathaniel8328]

B Grant I remember when I took Marta in the 90's I remember the train use to have 4 cars. Nowadays the trains are now 6 to 8 cars.

[@murktrollalleyvids]

@@nathaniel8328 same I miss seeing them four cars

[@nathaniel8328]

@@murktrollalleyvids Same here

[@danjoy7385]

Are you kidding? it's totally changed, its trash now.

[@wesleyshelby8163]

Stations, rail lines, and busways never built: Tucker Line, Brownlee Station, Perry Station, Thomasville Busway, Hapeville Line. There were others I can’t remember.

[@explorer9049]

at 34:46 the bankhead-procter creek line tunnel exists but they haven't build the rail yet and it wouldn't been until 1990 when they started construction on bankhead station, and open in December of '92.

[@jayo1212]

@23:17 That part's changed dramatically! That's about where the line to North Springs branches off, and there doesn't even seem to be any visible provisions!

[@truelife974]

Because there wasn't. GA 400 was supposed to serve as an express bus route like GA 166. The north line was constructed instead out of nowhere and done rather quickly. I still wonder to this day why GA 166 didn't get and isn't planning for the same treatment.

[@PresYB]

Interestingly, there *are* visible provisions at 19:38 for the never-built Northwest line which would have branched off between Arts Center and Lindbergh Center stations! (Current as of 2023: you can still see it riding on MARTA's Red/Gold lines. Southbound from Lindbergh Center/northbound from Arts Center, you can see the tunnel approach/diverge from you prior to the train exiting/entering the underground portion of its run. It's a bit hard to describe, but if you're in ATL you'll know it when you see it, especially if you've seen this video.)

[@jacoballen3267]

Truly retro, going back to my childhood years. This might have been around the first time I ever road MARTA

[@demetriuswalker8521]

I love the end of the line at East point Marta must finishing on college Park and Airport stations along with the rest of the tracks

[@johnnyballenatl]

Demetrius Walker East Point Station opened in 1986 followed by Chamblee (1987), College Park, Airport (1988), and more between 1992 and 2000.

[@ricardosheppard3528]

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[@elliswoodall407]

Back in THE days

[@anthonybanks3459]

I Love This!!

[@sanyahikari7072]

And then the CQ312s and CQ400s showed up and began modernizing everything: That female voice. The LED signs. The CQ310/11s extend from 4 to 6 or 8 cars while being repainted to match the CQ312s CQ310/11/12s mixed together.

[@ejdsndnj]

the cq400s hasn't showed up yet

[@jgc792infinitee6]

The CQ311s were my favorite from back in the day with their original propulsion motors.

[@tarik158]

I had totally forgotten about they branch of the Atlanta-Fulton Country library on the mezzanine of 5 PTS

[@moneybags2146]

Wow this how I get around to today on marta my family was built on walking or riding the bus and it looks like marta the same witch I like I know in the future they have to upgrade but so far so good salute to marta because without it I will be a walking ass I salute

[@ArdentlyGrant]

And after all these years.. it has not changed much at all.

[@jayo1212]

No thanks to the state officials and those of outlying counties who consider rail transit to be Satan's work!

[@perryax5490]

The trains apparently used to sound like an industrial machine, were they LOUD back then, or were they relatively quiet?

[@Brillemeister]

The old propulsion systems were definitely quieter.

[@jgc792infinitee6]

​@@BrillemeisterI remember the deep humming sound of the 311s from back in the day lol.

[@Brillemeister]

Door chime at 12:40

[@jameslove9090]

More of this

[@Libra_Strings]

That train station looks just the same today except there are homeless people, graffiti, mostly teens and 20% of the time both the elevator AND escalators are broken 🙄🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@qthetroll]

i could throw up. i think it’s because of lack of funding from the state. these stations could look better and we could have longer lines if it was the case

[@danjoy7385]

urine everywhere

[@zyderouen3240]

@@danjoy7385just finna say that nd I just got here nd im disgusted 😭

[@awedbystander6823]

That accent. You can rarely find it anywhere in Atlanta anymore. Just the native older folks of which there are few.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

There wasn't even the Marriott Marquis back then

[@jriley1992]

Today Marta trains can go up to 70 MPH. These trains seemed so slow.

[@hoodboyzAtl]

jriley1992 it the same train as of today

[@hoodboyzAtl]

70 Mph always been the seed of Marta

[@truelife974]

Slow due to balancing the shorter distance traveled at the time against the frequency. As the terminus of the north and south lines were extended the speed (of the same trains) increased. Also, the spontaneous creation of the north line impacted the speed and frequency as well. Once upon a time the terminus of the south line was West End.

[@qthetroll]

@@hoodboyzAtl the propulsion systems were changed. notice the humming on this video rather than the loud whining on the trains today. they changed it to match the CQ312 (the one with the blue seats) the 310&311 are the ones in the video which were upgraded later in time. :)

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

@@qthetroll Some of them have the humming sound, so does NYC subway trains

[@emansphoto_6428]

What’s changed besides the trains? There’s literally been no expansion of Marta and renovation of its station. Literally the same signs and paint jobs 🤣

[@ejdsndnj]

They didn't have the same paint job on the trains, back then and also MARTA didn't have their cq12s, back then.

[@jayo1212]

Well, if the folks in Cobb and Gwinnett would get their heads out of their asses, we might get some expansion...

[@jgc792infinitee6]

Technically, the 310s and 311s are still the same, they just got a facelift in the early 2000s.

[@wesleybillionairevirgin8714]

whoaaaaaaaa oh man things have changed

[@truelife974]

Marta is all of that and a bag of chips!

[@expiredj1zz52]

Seems like the trains were very slow back then.

[@kenwb3513]

Looking straight ahead when moving gives the illusion of moving slower but it's actually traveling about the same speed as they do today

[@truelife974]

The trains were in fact slower because they didn't go as far as they do today, especially on the north and south lines.

[@qthetroll]

@@kenwb3513 the illusion part is especially true but i believe they were a bit slower though

[@ricardosheppard3528]

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[@Carolina_Panthers145]

Less traffic back then and lower gas prices.

[@elirosen1391]

What is the start point of the video?

[@ricardosheppard3528]

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[@qthetroll]

east point i believe

[@tjregan8052]

Shit it VHS retro

[@jamesjones2173]

How can Atlanta went to a, city of opportunities, to a city of failures, what have happened to Atlanta

[@lomoney4008]

Dope game fuckes up

[@KN-fk5ct]

Liberals

[@jayo1212]

@@KN-fk5ct Conservatives, more like...

[@KN-fk5ct]

@@jayo1212 Liberals like Bill Campbell, Shirley Franklin, Kassim Reed. Be careful who you put in power

[@jayo1212]

@@KN-fk5ct Are you kidding!? Liberals like Franklin and Reed have been instrumental in getting Atlanta cleaned up and bringing more opportunities to the city! And they have been the ones trying to get MARTA expanded! It's the Conservatives surrounding them who've left Atlanta to rot, and they were the ones so afraid MARTA would bring "crime" into the suburbs!

[@JonathanEvans1977]

Worst transit system in the nation

[@hoodboyzAtl]

StreetPrice President Nyc MTA is the Worst system in the United State

[@hoodboyzAtl]

KdogChannel yes MTA is the worst train stystem in the United States I would know

[@truelife974]

It serves the purpose it was built for. Residential commuters were not and are not the target riders for the train.

[@cubersanonymous5180]

@@truelife974 thats an incredibly stupid way to design mass transit.

[@truelife974]

​@@cubersanonymous5180it's all about Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and the revenue various sporting events and conventions bring to the city.

[@METALFACEDOOMXXXX]

Boring

[@JustDante]

So history is boring?

[@hurtspublishing3906]

Then don't watch

[@METALFACEDOOMXXXX]

@@JustDante history???? Lmao Atlanta subway isn't even old compared to NYC son. That subway is a joke!

[@JustDante]

@@METALFACEDOOMXXXX surprised you commented after 2 years. Also who cares if it ain’t NYC. Still “history” regardless

[@METALFACEDOOMXXXX]

@@JustDante I care because it isn't history! The marta is fairly new compared to real big cities. Atlanta small asf. That shitty waste of tracks doesn't even cover all of Atlanta. It's a joke! NYC subway has real history! That's why its been in so many movies. It was built beat up during the 80's. It's a real subway that covers most of NYC. Marta is a wannabe subway. Pretty much everything designed in Atlanta is a joke! Just like spaghetti junction. It's all a mess, I know because I lived in that boring ass city of 500 thousand.