Armour Yard is a

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on the northwest side of

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between the

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(

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) and Monroe Drive

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s in northeast

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, south of the

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neighborhood of

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. For southbound travelers, it can be easily seen below from the

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, and looking underneath the massive viaduct from "old 85" ( Georgia 13, the Buford-Spring Connector). In 1900 a Belt Junction station is mentioned, which would later be renamed Armour Station. Today there is a

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railyard for

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s, and since 2005 also a maintenance facility for

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, Atlanta's metropolitan rail system, whose

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line passes through the yard. Various

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plans suggest building a

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at Armour Yard, because it would serve to connect numerous routes which otherwise would not connect in one place: *

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line from Atlanta to

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(currently stops at historic

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) *2 potential

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lines from Atlanta to points northeast such as

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(the " Brain Train") and Gainesville *potential

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lines: **from

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, via Armour south-southeast along the

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, then west to Midtown along

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**from Lindbergh via Armour along the

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and possibly through to Avondale MARTA station The origin of the Armour Yard name may be a role as a yard for the railcars of the Armour Car Lines (railcar fleet) in the early 1900s, an offshoot of

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's role as one of America's biggest shippers.

References

External links

''Armour Station: Getting the Most out of BeltLine Transit'', flyer prepared by Citizens for Progressive Transit
{{coord, 33.8141, -84.3712, type:landmark_region:US-GA, display=title Norfolk Southern Railway Rail yards in Georgia (U.S. state) Proposed railway stations in the United States Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

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