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View of officials of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), including Charles Reynolds (right), a member of the MARTA board of directors and president of Citizens Trust Bank; John Wright (second from right), a member of the MARTA board of directors and Atlanta Labor Council official; and Alan Kiepper (third from right, leaning forward), the general manager of MARTA; meeting with members of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus to discuss issues of overall transporation service and black employment by the transit authority, in Atlanta, Georgia.The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the principle rapid transit system for the city of Atlanta, and outlying counties. MARTA was established in 1965 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly. In 1972 MARTA purchased the Atlanta Transit System and took control of the area's bus transportation. Construction began on a rapid rail system in 1975 with the first rail service commencing in 1979.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia