Atlanta: Spotted in the wild: MARTA's sleek, more functional new railcars!

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Spotted in the wild: MARTA's sleek, more functional new railcars!
First new trains scheduled to debut in Atlanta in less than a year, transit agency reports

September 03, 2024, 2:29PM
Josh Green




(Urbanize Atlanta) A glimpse of Atlanta’s transit future has arrived—from the mountainous landscapes of Utah, of all places.

Reddit user Paniolo_Man happened upon a scene last week near Stadler US Inc.’s train manufacturing facility in Salt Lake City, which he relayed as “the first of MARTA’s new… trains… out stretching its legs for the first time at the factory.”

MARTA officials confirm to Urbanize Atlanta that it’s true: One of its new CQ400 trains was indeed spotted in the wild, albeit one that’s lacking the distinctive graphics with MARTA branding that will make it easier to identify.



It’s the first instance, to our knowledge, of an assembled example of MARTA’s new trains being seen in the flesh. ...................(more)

https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/new-marta-railcars-sleek-new-trains-spotted-in-utah

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1. Very European

Do you know what powers them? I assume maybe a diesel/electric hybrid? The article didn’t mention.

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2. I assume all metro/subway trains are all electric powered