ATL SkyTrain
{{short description|Landside people mover at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport}}
{{About|the elevated people mover at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|the underground people mover that runs between the airport's terminals and concourses|The Plane Train}}
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| locale = Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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| owner = Atlanta Department of Aviation
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The ATL SkyTrain is an automated people mover (APM) at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport that runs 24/7 between the domestic terminal and rental car center.{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanta-airport.com/RentalCarCenter/RentalCarCenter_Access.aspx |title=Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512070003/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/rentalcarcenter/RentalCarCenter_Access.aspx |archive-date=May 12, 2012 }}
Layout and operation
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The system opened on December 8, 2009, to connect the airport's domestic terminal with the newly opened rental car center and Gateway Center of the Georgia International Convention Center. Unlike The Plane Train, which is underground inside the secure zone of the airport, the ATL SkyTrain is located outside the airport's secure zone and is elevated, crossing I-85. The ride between the terminal and the rental car center takes 5 minutes, a two and a half minute wait at each station.{{cite web|url=http://www.atlanta-airport.com/RentalCarCenter/RentalCarCenter_FAQ.aspx |title=Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512045041/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/rentalcarcenter/RentalCarCenter_FAQ.aspx |archive-date=May 12, 2012 }} The station at the terminal is located on the west end of the Domestic Terminal, adjacent to MARTA's Airport station.
The system's announcements are voiced by professional voice talent Sharon Feingold, who is also the voice behind the Incline Railway at Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and since March 2012, the voice behind The Plane Train.
In 2020, the airport authority opened a new remote parking garage (ATL West) adjacent to the GICC Gateway stop, connected by an elevated walkway.{{Cite web |title=Parking Decks – ATLNext |url=https://next.atl.com/the-plan-projects/parking-decks/ |access-date=February 13, 2021 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=DeMuth |first=Mary Ann |date=August 31, 2020 |title=Tempting Travelers to Take Flight |url=https://www.georgiatrend.com/2020/08/31/tempting-travelers-to-take-flight/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820053930/https://www.georgiatrend.com/2020/08/31/tempting-travelers-to-take-flight/ |archive-date=2021-08-20 |access-date=August 20, 2021 |website=Georgia Trend Magazine |language=en-US}}
= Rolling stock =
The system uses Mitsubishi Crystal Mover vehicles. There are 12 cars that run as six two-car trains, plus one maintenance vehicle. The vehicles are stored and maintained at a facility near the rental car center.{{cite web |url=http://www.atlanta-airport.com/forms/airport/frmAirportInformationConstruction_CONRAC.aspx |title=Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907172146/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/forms/airport/frmAirportInformationConstruction_CONRAC.aspx |archive-date=September 7, 2016 }} The specifications for each car are as follows:{{cite web |url=http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/Construction/RentalCarCenter/SkyTrain.aspx |title=Hartsfield-Jackson's Rental Car Center (RCC) - ATL SkyTrain |access-date=April 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827174524/http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/Construction/RentalCarCenter/SkyTrain.aspx |archive-date=August 27, 2016 }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.mhi.co.jp/technology/review/pdf/e472/e472006.pdf |title="Crystal Mover" Automated People Mover for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport |date=June 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |publisher=Mitsubishi Heavy Industries }}
- Passenger capacity: 8/85 (seated/standing) per car
- Weight: {{convert|34.4|t|lbs|order=flip}}
- Length: {{convert|23.5|m|ftin|order=flip}}
- Width: {{convert|2.69|m|ftin|order=flip}}
- Height: {{convert|3725|mm|ftin|order=flip}}
- Top speed: {{convert|40|mph}} (design: {{convert|50|mph}})
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See also
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References
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External links
- [https://www.atldistrict.com/listings/atl-skytrain/176/ ATL SkyTrain]
- [https://www.atl.com/ Official Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport website]
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Category:Public transportation in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Transportation in Atlanta
Category:Airport people mover systems in the United States
Category:Crystal Mover people movers
Category:Railway lines opened in 2009
Category:2009 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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