Freight rail creates lasting value with less fuel.
LA&L combines the inherent efficiency of rail with long-term infrastructure investment, practical facility improvements, and freight solutions that help customers move more by rail.
Efficiency matters most when it improves the operation.
For a regional railroad, sustainability is not a separate activity. It is part of maintaining reliable infrastructure, using fuel and energy thoughtfully, selecting appropriate equipment, and helping customers find the most efficient way to move freight.
LA&L focuses on investments and operating practices that create practical value: safer and more resilient track, more efficient locomotives and vehicles, facility improvements, and expanded access to rail through transload and industrial development.
Moving more freight with less fuel.
Freight rail is the most fuel-efficient way to move freight over land. According to the Association of American Railroads, 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 shippers seeking to reduce truck miles, improve supply-chain resilience, and use transportation capacity more effectively.
Four areas of continued investment.
LA&L’s approach centers on practical improvements that support safe service, reliable infrastructure, and efficient freight movement.
Locomotive & Fleet Efficiency
Modernization, maintenance, and appropriate equipment deployment can reduce unnecessary fuel use while improving reliability and operating performance.
Facilities & Energy
Solar generation, efficient lighting, building improvements, and updated support vehicles can reduce energy use across railroad facilities and field operations.
Infrastructure Renewal
Track, bridge, drainage, yard, and transload investment supports safer operations, heavier railcars, resilient service, and future customer growth.
Modal Conversion
Direct rail service and transload options help shippers replace portions of long-haul truck movements while preserving first- and last-mile flexibility.
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 can replace repetitive long-haul trucking.
LA&L works with shippers to evaluate direct rail service, transload, rail-served sites, storage, equipment requirements, origins, destinations, and annual volume.
Maintain. Improve. Convert. Measure.
Responsible stewardship is a continuing process rather than a single project or public claim.
Could more of your freight move by rail?
Share your commodity, origin, destination, annual volume, equipment needs, and facility information. Our team can help evaluate direct rail, transload, or site-development options.