Initiatives
This Is Where The Work Begins!
You have entered the OTNA Workspace. When you register as a Participating Stakeholder you can add your concerns and perspectives to one or more of our Initiatives.
In Gear
- VitalRail, Growing Freight Rail Carloads and Sustainable Industrial Systems
- RE-FOREST, Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products
- RE-STEM, Sustainable Transportation of Essential Minerals
In Development
- RE-CARD, Cement and Aggregates Regional Distribution
- RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution
- RE-GLASS, Glass Logistics and Sustainable Supply
- FTLUS, Freight Transportation Land Use Strategy
- RE-BAR, Brownfield Asset Redevelopment
Future
Do you want to suggest and/or even co-lead OTNA's work in other industries? Although, our initial focus is on rail's contribution to industrial productivity, our initiatives are designed to improve all industries that can benefit from collaborative progress.
Agriculture
- Inputs
- Land
- Soil
- Soil Enhancements
- Water
- Processing
- Outputs
- Food
- Energy
- Nutrient material
Forestry
- RE-FOREST, Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products
- Wood
- Pulp
- Paper
Mining
- Minerals
- Metals
- Coal
- Oil and Gas
Manufacturing
- Metals
- Chemicals
- Equipment
- Textiles
Materials
- Containers and Packaging
- Construction Materials
- Cement and Aggregates
- RE-CARD, Cement and Aggregates Regional Distribution
- Refractory
- Lumber
- Cement and Aggregates
- Metals
- Plastics
- Paper
Construction
- Factories
- Warehouses
- Powerplants
- Mechanical and structural components
Energy
- RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution
Transportation
- Rail
- Truck
- Air
- Ports
- Ocean
- River Barge
- Pipelines
Waste
- Industrial
- Commercial
- Municipal
- Glass
- RE-GLASS, Glass Logistics and Sustainable Supply
- Glass
- Construction and demolition waste
- Agricultural
- Wood waste
Natural Resources
When deciding how best to streamline an existing industrial system, stakeholders must evaluate all elements within and affected by that system.
- Water
- Air
- Land
- FTLUS, Freight Transportation Land Use Strategy
- RE-BAR, Brownfield Asset Redevelopment
Discerning the Effective Geographic Planning Regions for OTNA
OTNA Geographic Planning Regions are local, corridor, state/province, regional/multi-state, national, and continental. Initiatives are cataloged here as Potential, In Development, and In Gear, as they are conceived and advanced by stakeholder groups.
Local
Potential
- OnTrackPhiladelphia
In Development
In Gear
Corridor
Potential
In Development
- Dallas to Texarkana I30 Corridor Strategy
- San Francisco Bay ports to Salt Lake City I80 Corridor Strategy
- San Pedro Bay ports to Salt Lake City I15 Corridor
In Gear
State/Province
Potential
| Alberta |
| British Columbia |
| Manitoba |
| New Brunswick |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Northwest Territories |
| Nova Scotia |
| Nunavut |
| Ontario |
| Prince Edward Island |
| Quebec |
| Saskatchewan |
| Yukon |
| Alabama |
| Alaska |
| Arizona |
| Arkansas |
| California |
| Colorado |
| Connecticut |
| Delaware |
| Florida |
| Georgia |
| Hawaii |
| Idaho |
| Illinois |
| Indiana |
| Iowa |
| Kansas |
| Kentucky |
| Louisiana |
| Maine |
| Maryland |
| Massachusetts |
| Michigan |
| Minnesota |
| Mississippi |
| Missouri |
| Montana |
| Nebraska |
| Nevada |
| New Hampshire |
| New Jersey |
| New Mexico |
| New York |
| North Carolina |
| North Dakota |
| Ohio |
| Oklahoma |
| Oregon |
| Pennsylvania |
| Rhode Island |
| South Carolina |
| South Dakota |
| Tennessee |
| Texas |
| Utah |
| Vermont |
| Virginia |
| Washington |
| West Virginia |
| Wisconsin |
| Wyoming |
| Aguascalientes |
| Baja California |
| Baja California Sur |
| Campeche |
| Chiapas |
| Chihuahua |
| Coahuila |
| Colima |
| Durango |
| Guanajuato |
| Guerrero |
| Hidalgo |
| Jalisco |
| México |
| México City |
| Michoacán |
| Morelos |
| Nayarit |
| Nuevo León |
| Puebla |
| Oaxaca |
| Querétaro |
| Quintana Roo |
| San Luis Potosí |
| Sinaloa |
| Sonora |
| Tabasco |
| Tamaulipas |
| Tlaxcala |
| Veracruz |
| Yucatán |
| Zacatecas |
In Development
- OnTrackNevada
- OnTrackPennsylvania
In Gear
Regional/Multi-state
Potential
- Southeast Supply Chain Coalition
In Development
- Southwest Supply Chain Coalition
In Gear
National
Potential
- OnTrackMexico
- OnTrackCanada
- OnTrackUS
In Development
In Gear
Continental
- OnTrackNorthAmerica
