City: Atlanta, GA

Category: Getting Here, Getting Around

Telephone: (404) 881-3067 or (800) 872-72

Address: 1688 Peachtree St. NW

Description: Amtrak’s long, silver trains stop at Brookwood Station at the corner of Peachtree and Deering Road, just north of the Peachtree overpass across the Downtown Connector. Famous Atlanta architect Neel Reid designed the building, which was the smaller of Atlanta’s two passenger rail terminals and was once considered to be in the suburbs. In 1925, 142 passenger trains rolled through Brookwood each day. Today, Amtrak’s Crescent line stops here. Atlanta enjoys daily service of one train each to and from New York’s Penn Station and daily service to and from New Orleans. Arriving passengers should note that the Amtrak station is at a very busy corner—take care crossing the streets, especially if you’re lugging lots of overpacked bags. When you walk out of the Amtrak station and face Peachtree Street, Downtown will be to your right; Buckhead will be to your left. If you’re not being met and your destination is not nearby, you can take a cab (which you can easily get at the station) or take MARTA. To take MARTA downtown from Brookwood Station, wait at the bus stop on the same side of the street and take the 23 Lenox/Arts Center bus southbound ($2 exact change; it runs frequently throughout the day and evening) to the Arts Center MARTA station. No transfer is necessary to board the train (southbound to Downtown; northbound to Buckhead).