Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport - Page 98

montydawg · #**1941** Posted **Jun 14, 2022, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYbyWAYofGA

The Atlanta International Airport is by far the most exciting place in Atlanta. I really feel the international buzz and the energy of the city when I am there. It's my favorite airport.

I kind of hate how over dramatic this video is. You would be thinking we were building a new tunnel from buckhead to Emory, or something on that scale, based on the tone of the reporting

SteveD · #**1942** Posted **Jun 14, 2022, 11:54 PM**

Fun fact. It's not a "train" at all. It's the world's busiest Bus Rapid Transit system. The "trains" run on rubber wheels. Additional fun fact...the airport is in the headwaters of the Flint River. The "train" tubes have to be anchored to bedrock below, or they'd float.

NYbyWAYofGA · #**1943** Posted **Jun 15, 2022, 7:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by SteveD

Fun fact. It's not a "train" at all. It's the world's busiest Bus Rapid Transit system. The "trains" run on rubber wheels. Additional fun fact...the airport is in the headwaters of the Flint River. The "train" tubes have to be anchored to bedrock below, or they'd float.

Wow, that's interesting.

atlantaguy · #**1944** Posted **Jun 15, 2022, 9:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by SteveD

Fun fact. It's not a "train" at all. It's the world's busiest Bus Rapid Transit system. The "trains" run on rubber wheels. Additional fun fact...the airport is in the headwaters of the Flint River. The "train" tubes have to be anchored to bedrock below, or they'd float.

Just curious SteveD, but does this stat include Montreal's Metro? It runs on rubber tires.

shivtim · #**1945** Posted **Jun 15, 2022, 9:53 PM**

^Mexico City's metro is the busiest rubber-tired guided transit system as far as I know.

cabasse · #**1946** Posted **Jun 15, 2022, 10:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by SteveD

Fun fact. It's not a "train" at all. It's the world's busiest Bus Rapid Transit system. The "trains" run on rubber wheels. Additional fun fact...the airport is in the headwaters of the Flint River. The "train" tubes have to be anchored to bedrock below, or they'd float.

BRT with 3rd rail power? (or would that be 1st rail?)

or just automated guideway transit

bryantm3 · #**1947** Posted **Jun 16, 2022, 1:28 AM**

The plane train also has headlights straight off a 1982 Chrysler.

Julien · #**1948** Posted **Jun 16, 2022, 10:03 AM**

.....so what about trains that run on rubber tires BUT not on tracks?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overland_train

SteveD · #**1949** Posted **Jun 16, 2022, 1:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by shivtim

^Mexico City's metro is the busiest rubber-tired guided transit system as far as I know.

I stand corrected if either or both of those are correct. Perhaps more recent? Or maybe varying definitions of what constitutes Bus Rapid Transit? I know the Atlanta airport system held that title for a long while...perhaps some newer entries now surpass it?

testarossa50 · #**1950** Posted **Jun 16, 2022, 2:52 PM**

I believe the tehnical title is busiest fully-automated people mover system in the world.

ThrashATL · #**1951** Posted **Jun 16, 2022, 5:37 PM**

I love how everything on this site directly heads to an argumentitive d*ck wagging session.

shivtim · #**1952** Posted **Jun 17, 2022, 2:19 PM**

Huh? I didn't see any arguments, just a discussion about rubber-tired trains. Pretty cool. I forgot about Montreal's system.

cabasse · #**1953** Posted **Jun 17, 2022, 2:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by ThrashATL

I love how everything on this site directly heads to an argumentitive d*ck wagging session.

???

nah we are just nerding out over here.

atlantaguy · #**1954** Posted **Jun 17, 2022, 8:24 PM**

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nah we are just nerding out over here.

This.

smArTaLlone · #**1955** Posted **Jul 8, 2022, 7:01 PM**

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Labtec · #**1956** Posted **Jul 9, 2022, 5:34 PM**

Atlanta airport gets $40M from feds for Concourse D expansion

Grant from bipartisan infrastructure law to help launch massive gate complex redo.

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is getting $40 million from the federal government to widen Concourse D — one of the most crowded and cramped areas of the airport, as part of a round of grants to airports nationwide from the bipartisan infrastructure law.

https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-airport...-d-expansion/ZEFT3YFJBJHU5J5GX2AOIJOHZI/

N830MH · #**1957** Posted **Jul 10, 2022, 4:35 PM**

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Wow! Thanks for posting a picture! It's so beautiful!

daharris80 · #**1958** Posted **Aug 10, 2022, 9:06 PM**

Big news here. Hartsfield-Jackson’s long-awaited hotel project canceled by developer.

atlwarrior · #**1959** Posted **Jan 27, 2023, 8:44 AM**

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smArTaLlone · #**1960** Posted **Apr 11, 2023, 4:19 PM**

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