ATLANTA — The Atlanta streetcar will be operational on Tuesday, reviving a form of public transit not seen in Atlanta since 1949, reported the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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The Tuesday opening of the long-delayed $98 million, four-car streetcar system will beat a self-imposed deadline by Mayor Kasim Reed by one day. It also will come just in time to greet tens of thousands of visitors to downtown Atlanta for the Dec. 30 Chick Fil-A Peach Bowl at the Georgia Dome and the annual New Year’s Eve peach drop at The Atlanta Underground, according to the report. For the full story, click here.

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