Locomotive & Fleet Efficiency
Maintenance, modernization, and appropriate equipment deployment can reduce unnecessary fuel use while strengthening reliability and operating performance.
Sustainability & Stewardship
Freight rail creates lasting value with less fuel.
B&H combines the inherent efficiency of rail with long-term infrastructure stewardship, practical operating improvements, and freight solutions that help Southern Tier customers move more by rail.
Average U.S. Freight Rail
Nearly 500 ton-miles
One ton of freight moved nearly 500 miles on one gallon of fuel,
on average.
Rail Compared With Truck
3–4× more efficient
Freight trains are three to four times more fuel-efficient than
trucks, on average.
Long-Term Value
Infrastructure stewardship
Track, bridges, equipment, and facilities maintained for continued
regional freight use.
Practical Sustainability
Efficiency matters most when it improves the operation.
For a regional railroad, sustainability is not a separate activity. It is part of maintaining dependable infrastructure, using fuel and energy thoughtfully, selecting appropriate equipment, and helping customers find efficient ways to move freight.
B&H focuses on improvements that create practical value: safer and more resilient track, reliable locomotives and support equipment, efficient facilities, and expanded access to rail through transload and industrial development.
Rail by Design
Moving more freight with less fuel.
Freight rail is the most fuel-efficient way to move freight over land. The Association of American Railroads reports that U.S. freight railroads move one ton of freight nearly 500 miles on one gallon of fuel, on average.
That efficiency makes rail an important option for businesses seeking to reduce repetitive long-haul truck miles, strengthen supply-chain capacity, and move heavy or bulk commodities more effectively.
Bulk
Move high volumes efficiently
Rail is well suited to repeated movements of heavy and bulk commodities.
Land
Reduce highway dependence
Modal conversion can replace long-haul truck miles while preserving local flexibility.
Reach
Connect to national markets
B&H links Southern Tier industries with Norfolk Southern at Painted Post.
Life
Preserve useful infrastructure
Maintained rail corridors remain valuable transportation assets for generations.
Efficiency figures: Association of American Railroads .
Stewardship in Action
Four areas of continued investment.
B&H’s approach centers on practical improvements that support safe service, resilient infrastructure, efficient freight movement, and future customer growth.
Facilities & Energy
Efficient lighting, building improvements, responsible energy use, and updated support vehicles can reduce consumption across railroad facilities and field operations.
Infrastructure Renewal
Track, bridge, drainage, yard, and transload investment supports safer operations, heavier railcars, dependable service, and future industrial activity.
Modal Conversion
Direct rail service and transload options can replace portions of repetitive long-haul trucking while preserving first- and last-mile flexibility.
Customer Opportunity
Sustainability can begin with a better freight plan.
For many companies, the largest transportation opportunity is not a new technology. It is identifying where rail may replace repetitive long-haul trucking or where a transload location can bring rail economics closer to the facility.
B&H works with shippers to evaluate direct rail service, transload, rail-served sites, storage, equipment requirements, origins, destinations, and annual volume.
Direct rail service
Use an existing siding or evaluate new rail access at the customer facility.
Transload
Transfer products between rail and truck when the final facility is not rail served.
Site development
Evaluate rail-served land, track concepts, utilities, and development support.
Lane review
Compare commodity, volume, railcar, origin, destination, and operating requirements.
A Practical Framework
Maintain. Improve. Convert. Measure.
Responsible stewardship is a continuing operating process rather than a single project or public claim.
Maintain
Protect the condition, safety, and usefulness of existing rail assets.
Improve
Invest where reliability, efficiency, resilience, safety, or capacity can be strengthened.
Convert
Help customers identify freight lanes and facilities that may benefit from rail.
Measure
Use verified operating and shipment information to evaluate practical results over time.
Build a More Efficient Freight Plan
Could more of your freight move by rail?
Share your commodity, origin, destination, annual volume, equipment needs, and facility information. The B&H team can help evaluate direct rail, transload, railcar storage, or site-development options.