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Northern Division MapCustomer Service Contact:

    Vincent T. Milliken
    Vice President - Customer Service & General Freight Agent (Lakeville, NY)
    (585) 346-2090 ph.
    (585) 346-6454 fax
    Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM

Marketing & Sales Contact

    Daniel E. Eagan
    Vice President -Marketing & Sales
    (585) 346-2090 ph.
    (585) 346-6454 fax

Class 1 Railroad Connections:

    CSXT at Genesee Junction, NY (GENJT) – Connection with CSXT Water Level Route near Rochester

    Norfolk Southern at Silver Springs, NY (SVRSP) – Connection with NS Southern Tier Route

    Canadian Pacific at Silver Springs, NY (SVRSP) – Connection with CP (D&H)

    Rochester & Southern at Brooks Ave. Rochester, NY (RCBRV) – Connection with RSR
    Note: Movement between Silver Springs and Rochester is via LAL haulage over RSR.

LAL train WALA-10 at Lakeville YardService Frequency:

    Train service operates as required to/from Rochester, typically 3X/week. Lakeville and Avon patrons are switched as required, including weekends.

Multimodal Options:

LAL Lakeville Yard Bulk Transfer Facility

  • Location: Lakeville, NY (Sweeteners Blvd.), near I-390 and NYS Routes 15 and 20A.
  • Commodities: Plastic, chemicals, liquid fertilizer.
  • Car spots: 5
  • Available services: On-demand switching, heating, temperature and quantity reporting, product sampling, mechanical assistance, truck scale and trucking available.
  • Facility: Paved (stone), lighted, secure, under direct supervision of Lakeville office. This facility is available to LAL customers without additional charge.
  • Highway mileages: 15 miles to NYS Thruway at Henrietta, 24 miles to Rochester, 64 miles to Buffalo, 96 miles to Syracuse, 79 miles to Corning.

LAL Lakeville Fertilizer Transfer Facility

  • Location: Lakeville, NY (Stone Hill Rd), near I-390 and NYS Routes 15 and 20A.
  • Commodities: Dry bulk fertilizer
  • Car spots: 3
  • Available services: On-demand switching, mechanical assistance, truck scale, trucking available.
  • Facility: 90-ton/hour fertilizer conveyor, paved (blacktop and stone), lighted, operation supported from nearby Lakeville office and shop. This facility is available to LAL customers without additional charge.

LAL Team Tracks and Other Facilities

  • LAL has team tracks (public use sidetracks) at Lakeville and Avon. We also can suggest other multimodal and distribution facilities on our line. Give us a call!

Track Standards:

    Main line FRA Class 3 (40 MPH). Maximum gross weight 286,000 on the main line and all industrial tracks.
    Note: From time to time, applicable operating instructions may differ from the foregoing information.

Safety Awards:

  • American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association 2000 Silver Safety Award in the 10,001 - 50,000 man-hours category, nationwide. This award recognizes railroads having the fewest reportable personal injuries per man-hour during the year, as reported to the Federal Railroad Administration. According to ASLRRA, the Safety Award "has become the standard by which all short line and regional railroads are measured."
  • ASLRRA 2002 Silver Safety Award in the 10,001-50,000 man-hours category, nationwide.
  • ASLRRA 2003 Copper Safety Award in the 10,001-50,000 man-hours category, nationwide.
  • ASLRRA 2004 Copper Safety Award in the 10,001-50,000 man-hours category, nationwide.
  • "Jake Award" for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004, and 2006, and the ASLRRA "Jake Award with Distinction" for 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005. The Jake Award was launched in 1994 by Copper Basin Railway president L.S. "Jake" Jacobsen to recognize short line and regional railroads that operate without any reportable injuries or fatalities. In recent years the award program has been administered by ASLRRA, which created the Jake Award with Distinction to recognize railroads that operate without any reportable injuries, fatalities, or train accidents

Officers:

Eugene H. Blabey II

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Lakeville, NY

Larry A. DeYoung

President & Chief Operating Officer

Lakeville, NY

Daniel E. Eagan

Vice President – Marketing & Sales

Lakeville, NY

Vincent T. Milliken

Vice President - Customer Service
& General Freight Agent

Lakeville, NY

 

 

 

Address:

    Livonia, Avon & Lakeville Railroad Corp.
    P.O. Box 190-B
    5769 Sweeteners Blvd.
    Lakeville, NY 14480
    (585) 346-2090 ph.
    (585) 346-6454 fax

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What Others Are Saying:

    "Without the LAL being as good as they are, we couldn't do what we do."
    -- Bill Devine, operations manager, Sweeteners Plus Inc.
     

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