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GAINESVILLE
H A L L C O U N T Y GEORGIA - USA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT Rail
Norfolk-Southern and CSX Transportation
provide Hall County with commercial rail
connections all across North America. Norfolk-
Southern operates a main line through Hall
County, while CSX maintains daily schedules
between Hall County and the main line in
Athens, GA. Piggyback freight service is only
55 miles away in Atlanta.
Passenger rail is available from Amtrak
which has a station in Gainesville along the
Crescent route which stretches from New
Orleans, LA, to New York City.
Ports
The interstate highways offer direct access
to the port cities of Savannah and Brunswick,
GA, as well as Charleston, SC, providing
deepwater ports equipped to handle any
business shipping need. gaports.com
Air
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport provides more than 2,700 domestic
and international flights daily, and puts
the Gainesville/Hall area within a two-hour
flight of 80 percent of the U.S. population.
Gainesville is a one-hour drive from Hartsfield-
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