ATLANTA — The Port of Savannah set a record for rail traffic last month at the port’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced Monday.
The rail terminal handled 46,890 containers in February, an increase of 39% compared to the same month last year.
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