Armour Yard
| Company type | Freight railyard and transit facility |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia , United States |
| Products | Freight rail services, rail maintenance facility |
| Owner | Norfolk Southern |
Armour Yard is a railyard situated on the northwest side of Interstate 85, positioned between the exits for Piedmont Road (Georgia State Route 237) and Monroe Drive in the northeastern section of Atlanta, Georgia, just south of the Lindbergh area within Buckhead. It can be seen by motorists traveling southbound on the freeway viaduct.
Initially established as Belt Junction station in 1900 and later renamed Armour Station, this site currently functions as a freight railyard operated by Norfolk Southern. Since 2005, it has also accommodated a maintenance facility for the MARTA, supporting Atlanta’s regional rail network. The MARTA Red and Gold lines run through Armour Yard.
From a strategic perspective, Armour Yard is under consideration for development into a new transit hub designed to link several transportation routes, thereby improving connectivity across the region. The envisioned connections include:
- An Amtrak route running from Atlanta to Washington D.C., which currently serves the historic Peachtree Station
- Two prospective commuter rail corridors extending northeast toward Athens (referred to as the "Brain Train") and Gainesville
- Possible light rail services:
- A line from Lindbergh station passing through Armour Yard, heading south-southeast along the BeltLine toward Virginia Highland, then continuing westward to Midtown via Ponce de Leon Avenue
- A route from Lindbergh through Armour Yard following the Clifton Corridor to reach Emory University, with potential extension to the Avondale MARTA station
The designation "Armour Yard" most likely originates from its early 20th-century role as a railcar storage area for the Armour Refrigerator Line, which was associated with Armour and Company, a prominent American shipping enterprise.