Georgia Ports’ Mega Rail Project Marks Milestone (Savannah)

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has completed the final nine of 18 new tracks at its Mason Mega Rail Terminal.

Opened Nov. 12, the new tracks will increase intermodal capacity to and from the Port of Savannah by more than 30%, GPA reported. The first nine tracks opened on May 28, 2020. The work is part of the Mason Mega Rail project that has doubled the Port of Savannah’s rail capacity to 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per year. The project broke ground in 2018, and includes 129,000 feet (or nearly 24.5 miles) of new track, 88 automated switches and rail control devices, and the rail and power infrastructure to support the operation of rail-mounted gantry cranes. Mason Mega Rail combines the on-dock CSX and NS rail terminals into one facility.
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“The massive new Mason Mega Rail yard is coming online at the perfect time to help address the influx of cargo crossing the docks at the Port of Savannah,” Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp said at the ribbon-cutting event celebrating the new track opening. “The added rail capacity, along with new container storage on and off terminal, are already serving as important tools to resolve the supply chain issues for Georgia and the nation.”
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