OmniTRAX adds sites along Georgia & Florida Railway to rail-ready program

OmniTRAX Inc. yesterday announced the launch of its Rail-Ready Sites program along the 222-mile Georgia & Florida Railway (GFRR) in coordination with nine counties across south Georgia and north Florida.

The company is collaborating with economic development organizations in the counties to market and develop eight initial sites along the GFRR, with parcels ranging from 36 to 458 acres, OmniTRAX officials said in a press release.

GFRR has several interchanges with CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway, and works with shippers in the agriculture, energy, manufacturing, construction aggregates, building products and scrap metal processing industries.

"We're working closely with our economic development partners to attract new companies to the region that can capitalize on the assets found here," said Justin Strickland, OmniTRAX's director of economic development. "We will continue those efforts by offering a wide variety of supporting logistics services to ensure the success of new and existing businesses."

Economic development organizations involved in the effort are in Dougherty, Mitchell, Thomas, Worth, Brooks, Cook and Colquitt counties in Georgia and Madison and Taylor counties in Florida.

OmniTRAX's Rail-Ready Sites program connects customers interested in locating on rail-served properties.