Atlantic Express (Business)

The Atlantic Express (originally named the Atlantic Transportation Company on the train's blueprints) was created by Prentice Mill to be the main mass transit system of Rapture. It was eventually made obsolete by competition from the rising private bathysphere transportation system and Rapture Metro. When Prentice Mill lost his savings after the city's banking system collapsed, he was forced to sell the Atlantic Express.

The Atlantic Express train system became the main mode of transport through the city after the Rapture Civil War caused the lockdown/destruction of most of Rapture Metro. As Subject Delta traveled on the train during the course of BioShock 2, he encounters obstruction by ice at Ryan Amusements, lockdown by Sofia Lamb in Pauper's Drop, and outright destruction of the track via torpedo as Delta approaches Siren Alley.

Atlantic Express Stations


To the right is a map of at least part of the Atlantic Express train system. The lighted track indicates the line taken by Subject Delta in BioShock 2. Persephone's Atlantic Express station, which is not named, is sealed and inactive. This is why the lit animation remains red. Below is a map key:


 * 1) Atlantic Express Depot
 * 2) Ryan Amusements
 * 3) Pauper's Drop
 * 4) Dionysus Park
 * 5) Fontaine Futuristics
 * 6) Persephone
 * 7) (Unknown)
 * 8) (Unknown)
 * 9) (Unknown)
 * 10) (Unknown)
 * 11) (Unknown)

Fleet
Most of the Atlantic Express fleet consisted of one model of train. Unlike the bathyspheres of the Rapture Metro, the carriage was suspended overhead through glass tunnels, transporting citizens in roomy comfort without the risk of leaks. The trains however followed lines and could not be redirected to a different one unless by going through a switching hub like at the Depot.

Behind the Scenes

 * A removed Public Service Announcement from the BioShock 2 game files would have directed civilians to use the Atlantic Express due to the  lockdown of Bathyspheres throughout the city: "Rapture Metro regrets to inform you all bathysphere travel is currently restricted. Please use The Atlantic Express until further notice." This might explain why the train system is functional at all despite its supposed previous disuse. The file is VO_PSA_remind_bathyclosed.mp3, found in SP\Content\Sounds_Windows\Bio2_DX_Common_SPC_Stream.fsb.
 * The trains' design is very similar to that of the Chesapeake & Ohio Hudson Yellowbelly steam locomotive, rebuilt from an earlier locomotive in 1946. They both share a streamlined shape, similar concept designs and the same color scheme.
 * The blueprint for the Atlantic Express train has Rapture Metro marked in the bottom right corner, despite the fact that the train system was not owned by Anton Kinkaide.
 * An Atlantic Express train station is located in Minerva's Den, but the glass tunnel connecting the station to the facility is detonated by Reed Wahl. The railway going to Minerva's Den can be seen when Subject Sigma goes out in to the ocean from Operations, with a destroyed train cart.
 * Another station is found in a place called "Fontaine Court".