We used to dress nicely to take a plane trip. It was special.
I worked for a company that did 27 METRA Orange Line Stations in the 1990's. We would come in at 7pm, close down the station, and have all new gates in by 5am.Not surprised.
That area--in fact ANY area on the North-South MARTA line south of Five Points (the central downtown Atlanta station) and between there and Hartsfield Airport (the end of the south line) goes through a VERY DEEPLY melanin-blest area.
I'm scared to ride it even in broad daylight in normal times.
But right now, MARTA is "re-designing" its fare gates--they've had SO many people simply jumping over their little 3-foot-high turnstiles that a year ago they began replacing the old gates with new ones -- tall gates -- designed to prevent people jumping over them.
However, while the remodeling is going on, MANY STATIONS HAVE NO FARE GATES AT ALL--and have not had for months. ANYONE CAN SIMPLY WALK RIGHT IN TO THE STATION AND ONTO THE TRAIN--NO GATES, NO SECURITY, NO FARE CHARGED.
So the homeless--who (especially in winter) use the MARTA trains anyway as "the world's largest mobile homeless shelter"--now have free and unfettered access to the trains.
Even though ALL the new fare gates were SUPPOSED to be operational by early May, naturally (this being MARTA, Atlanta, and melanin-blest) MANY are NOT yet ready, and even though the new upgraded MARTA card-fare system (called "Better Breeze") rolled out in May, here's a blurb from MARTA about the stations that still have NO FARE GATES AT ALL--wide open for anyone to JUST WALK RIGHT IN:
Station-Specific Construction Details
As you saw, the MAIN HUB of MARTA---the Five Points station -- is NOT YET FINISHED, so there ARE NO FARE GATES and anyone/everyone can just walk on in--including the homeless (who are often mentally deranged). This is probably where this guy got on, as LOTS of homeless people hang around the multi-level Five Points station, and then Oakland is just two stations down the line:
- Airport Station: New gates are fully operable. [1]
- Other Stations: Phased installations are occurring or completing across the system at stations like Five Points, Midtown, West End, Dunwoody, and Lindbergh. [1, 2, 3]
Here's a map of the line:
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Old gates: (ticket turnstiles are about 3 feet high; I've repeatedly seen young men jump on top of them, then jump over the gates, but really with sufficient force the old gates can just be forced open):
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New gates: (someday)
MARTA propaganda film-- 1 min, 15 secs
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51qkabIrJ7s
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CURRENT (NO gates): (walk right in and ride FOR FREE):
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And the World Cup crowds will be here in TWO WEEKS.
We gonna have FUN with that, folks................
from View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Atlanta/comments/1s709he/are_any_marta_stations_actually_ready_for/
Are any Marta stations actually ready for yesterday's Breeze System switch?
Took this photo last night at Lenox station- was the same at Civic Center as well. With the (supposed) launch of the new breeze system yesterday, the ability to buy tickets on the old app was discontinued. Yet there were no fare machines installed to buy a new breeze card or tickets from, and the new app requires you to already have a new breeze card to purchase fare.
The result: it was impossible to purchase fare and everyone was riding for free because that was the only option.
Absolutely incredible decision to move forward with discontinuing the old app and system when none of the infrastructure for the new system has been installed.
I wonder if the old fare gates are North Avenue are still there. Last weekend, they were still installed so I had to use the app to make sure I'd purchased fare to be able to leave. Since that's not an option anymore, I hope they've thought ahead and removed them...
All the website updates and app notices act like the new system is installed but I've yet to see it.
Banned? Thats harsh!A new report has come out with details about the MARTA train stabbing in Atlanta--this sounds almost like a repeat of what happened to Iryna Zarutska:
Woman stabbed to death on MARTA train, daughter wants answers
An arrest warrant obtained by FOX 5 is revealing new details after a woman was stabbed to death on an Atlanta MARTA train near the Oakland City Station on Saturday.www.fox5atlanta.com
ATLANTA - An arrest warrant obtained by FOX 5 is revealing new details after a woman was stabbed to death on an Atlanta MARTA train near the Oakland City Station on Saturday.
Oakland City stabbing
What we know:
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority police said 25-year-old John Elijah Matthews stabbed and killed Swan on a train at the Oakland City station. Swan was stabbed 18 to 20 times, and her throat was cut during the attack, according to her daughter, Shanae Sams.
The incident happened Saturday night, marking the second stabbing on the transit system within a two-week period. Sams said her mother used the transit system frequently without previous problems and was simply minding her own business when she was attacked for no reason.
Transit safety questions
What we don't know:
Officials have not yet confirmed where security personnel or police officers were positioned when the screaming began on the train. It remains unclear what motivated the suspect to launch the attack or if any riders attempted to intervene during the incident.
Transit representatives have not detailed exactly how long it took for emergency responders to arrive at the Oakland City station after the stabbing took place.
John Elijah Matthews (Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office)
Security footage shows stabbing
Timeline:
Security footage shows Swan sitting completely alone inside MARTA train car 134 around 11:25 a.m. on Saturday, according to an arrest warrant.
The warrant states Matthews walked up to stand near her right side, pulled a knife out of his front pants pocket, grabbed Swan by her head, and cut her throat.
Swan screamed and attempted to rise from her seat before Matthews grabbed her right arm and stabbed her roughly 18 to 20 times in an unprovoked attack.
Matthews then threw Swan to the floor and stood beside her until the northbound train pulled into the Oakland City Station at approximately 11:27 a.m.
After the train stopped, Matthews walked out of the train car onto the north end of the station platform holding the knife in his right hand.
At 11:28 a.m., surveillance video captured MARTA police officers rushing to intercept and arrest Matthews on the platform with their weapons drawn. Matthews complied with all verbal instructions given by the arresting units, and the knife was found lying right next to him.
A patrolling officer rushed to the train car at 11:30 a.m. after a large crowd of passengers reported that a man wearing an orange shirt had stabbed a woman.
The responding officer found Swan lying motionless in a large pool of blood and attempted life-saving measures until emergency medics arrived.
Swan ultimately died at the scene and was pronounced deceased by the Fulton County Medical Examiner at 2 p.m.
Authorities immediately evacuated the station, suspended rail service until just before 3 p.m., and used shuttle buses to transport 80 to 100 stranded passengers to their destinations.
In addition to criminal charges, Matthews is permanently banned from all MARTA property.
rawnews1st.net
3rd time in two weeksWe don't need no stinkin' description of the gunman anyway:
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MARTA police are actively searching for an unidentified shooter who opened fire on a train arriving at the Midtown station during the Friday evening rush hour.
A notice posted to MARTA’s social media around 6:30 p.m. announced the emergency closure, forcing a bus bridge to be set up between North Avenue, Midtown and Arts Center. The station reopened about two hours later.
According to MARTA, officers responding to a report of shots fired found a man on the southbound platform who was shot in the left arm and leg.
Medics stabilized the man, and he was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital. He is expected to survive.
It remains unknown what led up to the shooting or if there was any prior relationship between the victim and the gunman.
Police have not released the identity or current medical condition of the man who was shot.
The identities of the multiple law enforcement agencies involved in the search also remain unconfirmed.
Additionally, authorities have not provided a description of the fleeing gunman.
Shooting on the southbound platform forced the emergency closure of the Midtown MARTA station - RawNews1st
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3rd time in two weeks
Because other races are civilized. This demographic is just a hair above cave men, wth no moral compass nor the ability to reason.
If only they would just ONLY off each OTHER--and reduce our crime-wave demographic for us.......
utterly irresponsible
