(Source: Savannah Morning News, October 17, 2018)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Growth at the Georgia Ports continued in September with double-digit increases in cargo handled in Savannah and Brunswick. To take on more rail business, the GPA has started construction on what will become the largest on-terminal rail facility for a port in North America. The Mason Mega Rail Terminal will start to come online in 2019, with full completion in 2020. Able to accommodate 10,000-foot long unit trains, the rail yard will help increase Savannah’s intermodal market by making direct service over longer distances more cost effective for rail providers Norfolk Southern and CSX.
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