Does the freight fit the railroad?
Confirm the commodity, railcar, volume, routing, service pattern, and practical operating path.
- Serving railroad and interchange
- Railcar and handling fit
- Direct rail vs. transload
Rail-Served Site Selection Support
Choose a site that works for the freight—not just the building.
B&H helps manufacturers, developers, site selectors, property owners, and communities compare rail access, land, utilities, transportation fit, project readiness, and long-term operating needs across Steuben County and New York's Southern Tier.
01 / Freight
Rail & freight fit
Service territory, railcar, volume, routing, handling, and operating needs.
02 / Property
Property readiness
Usable land, buildings, track potential, roads, loading, and expansion.
03 / Infrastructure
Site capacity
Utilities, drainage, grading, permits, highway access, and truck flow.
04 / Execution
Project readiness
Site control, engineering, partners, funding, approvals, and schedule.
More Than a Real Estate Search
The lowest-cost parcel is not always the lowest-cost project.
A parcel may have available acreage and nearby track but still require difficult geometry, utility relocation, major grading, excessive truck circulation, or an operating arrangement that does not fit the business.
B&H helps organize those questions early so the freight plan, property decision, utilities, roadway layout, track access, and development schedule can be compared together.
The goal is not simply to find land beside the railroad. It is to identify
a location where the facility, freight, transportation network, community,
and long-term growth plan can work together.
The Site Selection Lens
Six questions we look at before calling a site a fit.
The first review does not need to answer everything. It should identify the major advantages, constraints, and next diligence steps early enough to compare realistic alternatives.
Can the property support the operation?
Look beyond gross acreage to usable land, building placement, loading, rail corridor, roads, and room to grow.
- Usable acreage and layout
- Rail connection space
- Expansion potential
Does the location work beyond the rail move?
Compare highways, local truck moves, customers, suppliers, labor, and Southern Tier market access.
- Rail lane and truck radius
- Highway access
- Customer and supplier proximity
Can the infrastructure support the project?
Confirm capacity and identify major site-work, drainage, road, grading, or utility constraints early.
- Power, gas, water, sewer
- Grading and drainage
- Utility / rail coordination
Is the operation a practical local fit?
Consider workforce, zoning, neighboring uses, emergency access, local partners, and long-term community fit.
- Labor and workforce
- Zoning and compatibility
- Development partners
Can the project actually move forward?
Understand site control, engineering status, funding, approvals, commitments, and whether the schedule is realistic.
- Site control
- Engineering and approvals
- Funding and schedule
Three Practical Paths
The right solution may be a property, a new connection, or transload.
Compare the path that fits the freight, schedule, capital plan, and long-term growth strategy instead of assuming every project needs new track.
Existing rail-served property
Use an established industrial building, siding, yard, or development site where rail infrastructure already exists or can be restored.
- Potentially faster startup
- Lower new-track requirements
- Existing buildings or utilities
- Condition and capacity still require review
Greenfield or expansion site
Plan the building, track, roads, loading, utilities, drainage, storage, and future growth as one coordinated project.
- Layout designed around the operation
- Opportunity for future expansion
- Track feasibility and engineering required
- Longer development schedule
Transload-first strategy
Begin using rail through an existing rail-to-truck location while testing the lane or planning a future direct-rail facility.
- No private siding required
- Supports early market validation
- Flexible local truck delivery radius
- Can become a long-term solution
Live Property Inventory
Use TrackSiteIQ to begin the B&H property search.
The B&H Available Properties page uses the live TrackSiteIQ inventory rather than a static list. Review current sites and location records, then bring the most promising candidates into a deeper site-selection review.
B&H Market Context
Southern Tier rail access with a direct Class I connection.
Steuben County & Southern Tier
B&H serves industrial opportunities along the Wayland–Cohocton–Bath–Coopers Plains–Painted Post corridor.
Norfolk Southern at Painted Post
The Painted Post interchange connects B&H customers and development opportunities with the broader North American rail network.
I-390, I-86 & I-99
The B&H corridor is positioned near major Southern Tier highway connections for plant, customer, and truck access.
Direct Rail + Transload
Compare a private siding, existing rail-served property, or transload based on volume, timing, capital, and long-term needs.
Start the Search
What should you send B&H?
A complete site plan is not required for the first conversation. Share the best project information available so the railroad can narrow the locations and questions worth pursuing.
01
Freight
Commodity, annual volume, origins, destinations, service expectations, and timing.
02
Railcars
Equipment type, length, weight, ownership, handling, cars per shipment, and storage needs.
03
Facility
Building size, process, loading system, storage, truck flow, employees, and expansion needs.
04
Location range
Target geography, customer radius, highways, workforce, suppliers, and community preferences.
05
Infrastructure
Land, power demand, gas, water, sewer, roads, drainage, and special operating requirements.
06
Project status
Site control, capital plan, engineering, funding, approvals, permitting, and startup schedule.
Property availability, ownership, pricing, utility capacity, zoning,
incentives, environmental conditions, transportation access, rail-service
feasibility, project cost, schedule, funding, and approvals are subject
to confirmation by the appropriate property owner, provider, authority,
railroad, agency, and qualified professional. Preliminary site-selection
support is not a guarantee, engineering determination, funding commitment,
or railroad approval.
Begin With the Project Requirements
Have a relocation, expansion, rail-access, or transload search to evaluate?
Share the freight, facility requirements, target geography, utilities, schedule, and available project information. B&H can help compare practical locations and identify the next diligence steps.