MARTA's New Stadler Railcars Will Not Launch This Year, CEO Jonathan Hunt Says

MARTA CEO Jonathan Hunt said Oct. 14 that safety checks and certification for the new Stadler CQ400 railcars will take about six to eight months, so the trains will not launch this year, Atlanta News First reports. They were originally set to debut in June, ahead of the World Cup, and no new date has been set.

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Rail commuters will keep riding the older fleet, parts of which date to 1979, into 2027.

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First reported by Atlanta News First: Atlanta News First

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