11/10/2023 0 Comments Downtown atlanta marta mapI can think of to provide you with at least a few pictures to help you detail your pike. Indexa page has a list of almost everything railroad oriented Please Note: Since the main focus of my two websites is railroad signals, the railfan guides are oriented towards the signal fan being able to locate them.įor those of you into the modeling aspect of our hobby, my My webpages reflect what I find on the topic of the page. Google Streetview from the Northeast ExpresswayĬourtesy of the University of Texas Library, click here for their index page. Doesn't look like there is aĭirect route into the shops from the mainline, trains have to "see-saw" backĪnd forth to get from the yard tracks into the shop. The yard, another two for non revenue equipment, 6 tracks in the shop, and GPS Coordinates: 33.81391, -84.37157 (center of building)Įntrance is off of Plasamour Dr NE, but it is gated. Going off to the right in the picture below lead into the yard. Will go over the wye at the south end of the yard - the tracks Staying on Chattahoochee, and then taking a right onto Howell Mill Rd, we On the south end of the yard on Howell Mill Rd.Ĭoming around the curve (EB) from the overpass, this is what you'll see:Ī little further, and we come to the entrance for the TRANSFLO yard: Sight of it for a while, and can't see it again until you pass over the wye Get pictures from the Chattahoochee overpass on the north end, and then aĬouple of spots from Chattahoochee as you continue "east". There is limited access for taking pictures at Howell Yard. Peachtree, and you want to make a left onto it. A few blocks up, the road will split, andįrom I85 northbound, take the exit for 10th St NW (it might be exit 250, Onto 17th St to get over to Peachtree, which is the 2nd major intersection,Īnd take a left there. stay to the right for the exit ramps off the curve, and once on theĮxit ramp, stay to the left so you can exit at 17th St NW. I85 southbound, after going under Peachtree, the road makes a substantial leftĬurve. Peachtree RD NE, where you will take another right.įrom I85: Things are a little more complicated. To get here from I75: take the Northside Dr NW exit (exit 252) and go north toĬollier Rd NW, where you want to take a right. I can't say, I've never been to the station. There is not a whole lot of parking available at the station - 7 spots, and it mayīe very limited in terms of you being able to park for railfanning purposes. Websites and other additional information sources of interest for the area: Here is an overview of the Norfolk Southern lines in and out of the Atlanta area: The aerial shotīelow measures from downtown to Howell Yard. Surrounding neighborhoods, it is basically "downtown". Relation ot everything else covered as part of the Atlanta guide, and the This page is kind of a misnomer, because the area I'm covering here isĪpproximately 3 miles North West of the downtown area. Atlanta GA, Fulton (mostly) and DeKalb Counties
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