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A camel train, caravan, or camel string is a series of camels carrying passengers and goods on a regular or semi-regular service between points. Despite rarely travelling faster than human walking speed, for centuries camels' ability to withstand harsh conditions made them ideal for communication and trade in the desert areas of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Below is the history of single one-way fares on MARTA: [28] [29] 1972: MARTA purchases the Atlanta Transit Company and reduces bus fare from US$0.40 to US$0.15. 1979: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.25; 1980: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.50; 1981: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.60; 1987: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.75
Timeline of mass transit in Atlanta: 1871 Richard Peters and George Adair run the first streetcars on the Atlanta Street Railway Company 1872 West End & Atlanta Street Railroad Company formed 1878 Adair sells out to Peters 1879 Gate City Street Railroad Company formed 1882 Metropolitan Street Railroad Company formed 1883 Fulton County Street Railroad Company formed 1886 Joel Hurt forms the ...
The history of Atlanta dates back to 1836, when Georgia decided to build a railroad to the U.S. Midwest and a location was chosen to be the line's terminus. The stake marking the founding of "Terminus" was driven into the ground in 1837 (called the Zero Mile Post ).
Obverse of Atlanta Transit Company token, with logo. Reverse of Atlanta Transit Company, which says "Going your way every day. One Fare." The Atlanta Transit Company (ATC) was a public transport operator based in Atlanta, Georgia, which existed from 1950 to 1972. It was the immediate predecessor of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit ...
The Erie Railroad's L-1 class were the largest camelbacks built, and the only articulated examples.. A camelback locomotive (also known as a Mother Hubbard or a center-cab locomotive) is a type of steam locomotive with the driving cab placed in the middle, astride the boiler.
[176] [177] From outside the field of railroad history, academic labor historians now deal with the culture of the workers, strikes, the careers for blue collar and white collar men, and racial discrimination. Academic political historians deal with the Granger, Populist and Progressive attacks, and in federal or state regulation.
In 2014, Clayton County voters approved a one-cent sales tax increase allowing the county to join the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority with the promise of MARTA buses and the long-awaited commuter rail train from East Point to Jonesboro. [7] In December 2018, MARTA officially approved the Clayton County commuter rail. [8]