Armour Yard
Armour Yard is a railyard on the northwest side of Interstate 85 (Georgia), Interstate 85 between the Piedmont Road (Georgia State Route 237) and Monroe Drive freeway exit, exits in northeast Atlanta, Georgia, south of the Lindbergh, Atlanta, Lindbergh neighborhood of Buckhead. For southbound travelers, it can be easily seen below from the freeway viaduct, and looking underneath the massive viaduct from "old 85" (Georgia 13, the Buford-Spring Connector). In 1900 a Belt Junction station is mentioned, which would later be renamed Armour Station. Today there is a Norfolk Southern railyard for freight trains, and since 2005 also a maintenance facility for Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, MARTA, Atlanta's subway (rail), metropolitan rail system, whose Red Line (MARTA), Red/Gold Line (MARTA), Gold line passes through the yard. Various public transportation plans suggest building a metro station, station at Armour Yard, because it would serve to connect numerous routes which ...
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Armour Yard, Atlanta
Armour (British English) or armor (American English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences) is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or from a potentially dangerous environment or activity (e.g. cycling, construction sites, etc.). Personal armour is used to protect soldiers and war animals. Vehicle armour is used on warships, armoured fighting vehicles, and some mostly ground attack combat aircraft. A second use of the term ''armour'' describes Division (military)#Armoured division, armoured forces, #Armoured fighting vehicles, armoured weapons, and their role in combat. After the development of armoured warfare, tanks and mechanised infantry and their combat formations came to be referred to collectively as "armour". Etymology The word "armour" began to appear in the Middle Ages as a derivative of Old French ...
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