A $134 million inland port in Gainesville that ships cargo to Savannah by train could pull 26,000 trucks off metro Atlanta and Hall County roads in its first year, the Georgia Ports Authority estimates.
Gov. Brian Kemp joined port and railroad leaders Thursday for an opening ceremony at the 104-acre terminal on White Sulphur Road.
The trains give shippers in Northeast Georgia a way around a 600-mile round trip to Savannah by truck, according to the authority…