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Georgia Ports Authority Invests in Rail Connections, Terminal Capacity

December 5, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia Ports Authority Board has approved spending $127 million to build the Blue Ridge Connector, an inland rail terminal in Gainesville, Ga., linking Northeast Georgia with the Port of Savannah’s 35 global container ship services.

Genesee & Wyoming’s Rail Link, Inc. Switching Subsidiary Wins Five New Contracts across Multiple Industries and Geographies

November 28, 2023 Business Wire

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today announced that its railcar switching subsidiary, Rail Link, Inc., has secured five new contracts across the U.S. since September.

Norfolk Southern to Replace Lowndes County, Georgia, Railroad Crossing

November 21, 2023 Special to Railfanning.org

Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to replace the railroad crossing on Bellville Road/South Main Street in Lake Park in December, which will close a portion of the road and require traffic to detour.

Group disputes truck driver shortage claim

October 16, 2023 Todd DeFeo

While Georgia state lawmakers are looking for solutions to what they say is a commercial truck driver shortage, an industry trade group says the concern is with turnover, not shortages.

Old MARTA Railcars Head to the Atlantic Ocean

September 7, 2023 Special to Railfanning.org

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) today shipped off the first of two railcars bound for the Georgia coast and eventually the Atlantic Ocean.

GPA, CSX Offer New ‘Carolina Connector’ Service

September 7, 2023 Railfanning.org News Wire

North Carolina importers and exporters can now tap into a faster supply chain through a direct rail connection between the Port of Savannah and Rocky Mount, North Carolina via the CSX Carolina Connector (CCX) Intermodal terminal.

Georgia Jurisdictions Looking at Special Purpose Taxes for Transportation Projects

August 25, 2023 Todd DeFeo

Barrow County leaders and their counterparts in the county’s six cities have agreed to divvy the proceeds of Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax should voters approve it in November.