MARTA’s new train cars passed a critical round of testing this week, hitting top speeds while operating on their own power and bringing the agency ever closer to putting the long-awaited cars into revenue service.
Interim General Manager and CEO Jonathan Hunt, who was on board for the testing late Sunday night, said it was a fantastic experience. The new trains deliver a smoother ride than railcars in operation today, snaking along the curves in the tracks effortlessly.
“We were at top speed on the rail, and I was able to walk from the front all the way to the back without being jostled,” Hunt told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s editorial board on Tuesday during a wide-ranging interview in which he gave updates on the new train cars and other major capital projects.
“It’s an extremely quiet, extremely smooth ride,” he said…