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. Amtrak owns 2,142 railway cars and 425 locomotives for revenue runs and service Examples include the GE P42DC the Siemens ACS-64 the Amfleet car and the Superliner car Occasionally private cars or loaned locomotives from other railroads can be found on Amtrak trains, 5 France 15 7 15 37 5.4 Tourism, The Legends' first home game was played on February 24 2019 against the Birmingham Iron where they lost 28-12. White 49% 39% 7.3 Community improvement districts, The Province of Georgia was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution by signing the 1776 Declaration of Independence the State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777 Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24 1778 and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2 1788. . . Asian 3.7% 0.9% 0.1% - Radio 1888 Boston Beaneaters, Stadium firsts In 2011 Amtrak announced its intention to improve and expand the high-speed rail corridor from Penn Station in NYC under the Hudson River in new tunnels and double-tracking the line to Newark NJ called the Gateway Program initially estimated to cost $13.5 billion. Sports On October 13 1885 Georgia Governor Henry D McDaniel signed the bill to create and fund the new school in 1887 Atlanta pioneer Richard Peters donated to the state 4 acres (1.6 ha) of the site of a failed garden suburb called Peters Park the site was bounded on the south by North Avenue and on the west by Cherry Street He then sold five adjoining acres of land to the state for US$10,000 (equivalent to $280,000 in 2018) This land was near Atlanta's northern city limits at the time of its founding although the city has expanded several miles beyond it a historical marker on the large hill in Central Campus notes the site occupied by the school's first buildings once held fortifications to protect Atlanta during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War the surrender of the city took place on the southwestern boundary of the modern Georgia Tech campus in 1864.

. . Kenya (52), Est 2018 1,050,114 14.1% The skyline of Midtown (viewed from Piedmont Park) emerged with the construction of modernist Colony Square in 1972, Redan (CDP) pop 33,015. Atlanta Braves Baseball MLB SunTrust Park (41,500) 1871 1966 3 (1914 1957 1995), 1.3.8 2009: the return of solid pitching, DeKalb The 2010 United States Census reported that Atlanta had a population of 420,003 the population density was 3,154 per square mile (1232/km2) the racial makeup and population of Atlanta was 54.0% Black or African American 38.4% White 3.1% Asian and 0.2% Native American Those from some other race made up 2.2% of the city's population while those from two or more races made up 2.0% Hispanics of any race made up 5.2% of the city's population the median income for a household in the city was $45,171 the per capita income for the city was $35,453 22.6% percent of the population was living below the poverty line Atlanta has one of the highest LGBT populations per capita according to a survey by the Williams Institute ranking third among major American cities behind San Francisco and slightly behind Seattle with 12.8% of the city's total population identifying as gay lesbian or bisexual 7.3% of Atlantans were born abroad (86th in the US). 13.1 Transit systems 1930 318,587 37.0% In 2004 a stalemate in federal support of Amtrak forced cutbacks in services and routes as well as resumption of deferred maintenance in fiscal 2004 and 2005 Congress appropriated about $1.2 billion for Amtrak $300 million more than President George W Bush had requested However the company's board requested $1.8 billion through fiscal 2006 the majority of which (about $1.3 billion) would be used to bring infrastructure rolling stock and motive power back to a state of good repair in Congressional testimony the DOT Inspector General confirmed that Amtrak would need at least $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion in fiscal 2006 and $2 billion in fiscal 2007 just to maintain the status quo in 2006 Amtrak received just under $1.4 billion with the condition that Amtrak would reduce (but not eliminate) food and sleeper service losses Thus dining service was simplified and now requires two fewer on-board service workers Only Auto Train and Empire Builder services continue regular made-on-board meal service in 2010 the Senate approved a bill to provide $1.96 billion to Amtrak but cut the approval for high-speed rail to a $1 billion appropriation, Parks and recreational activities, The sale of the Turner Field property to Georgia State was officially closed on January 5 2017 with the stadium conversion project beginning in February 2017 the stadium acquisition and renovation project was expected to cost $52.8 million; the university does not expect to add or increase student fees to fund the project and the proceeds would come from revenue from bookstore operations parking and housing as well as private donations Renovations will take place over multiple phases and includes installing an artificial turf playing surface reorienting the lower bowl covering upper deck seating and upgrading locker rooms Initial capacity for the stadium will be 23,000 with future expansion for 33,000 in addition to football the university intends to use the stadium as a multipurpose facility. In the 21st century Amtrak replaced its F40PH units with the GE Genesis Pictured are Amtrak engines #1 and #56 both GE Genesis P42DC diesels pulling the eastbound California Zephyr at Grand Junction Colorado April 2012, Main article: Film industry in Georgia (U.S state), Skyscrapers The Atlanta metropolitan area is the ninth largest media market in the United States as ranked by Nielsen Media Research the state's other top markets are Savannah (95th largest) Augusta (115th largest) and Columbus (127th largest). "Peach State" Contents Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field home of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team! .