Georgia (US)

State Details

See Wikipedia; also see United States for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator Amtrak.

Maps

Georgia is covered by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Southeast.

Rail Operators

The only main-line services in Georgia are Amtrak long-distance trains: the Crescent Limited (New York - New Orleans), and Silver Service trains (New York - Florida).

Tourist Lines

See Wikipedia

Metro and light rail systems

Atlanta

MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) operates public transport in the Atlanta area, including two rail services:

• rail: a conventional metro with four routes, linking the city centre with various suburbs. Two of these run well south of the city to the airport, one of the busiest in America
• Atlanta Streetcar: an on-street loop through central Atlanta

Infrastructure

• Gauge: standard
• Electrification: 750V DC ("rail": third-rail; "Streetcar": overhead)
• Rule of the road: right (Streetcar is single-track throughout)

Information

• Map: see Train Stations and Schedules page
• Journey planner: on the website front page, and at the Plan a Trip page
• Timetable: Train Lines and Schedules page. For schedules in PDF format, follow the link to the page for each line, then click the "printable schedules" links.
• Engineering work: Service Updates page

See also UrbanRail.

Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services

See USA - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services - Georgia.