VitalRail Stakeholders
Class I Railroad Leaders
Class I VitalRail leadership that engages all stakeholder groups will produce the solutions and teamwork needed to grow freight rail service for everyone’s benefit.
Class II and III Railroad Leaders
Class I railroads’ full collaboration with Class II and III railroads will enable them to provide increased local rail service that communities need for resilient, sustainable economic activity.
Investors/Banks
Convening rail industry, Wall Street, and Federal government leaders to establish new financial performance measures that support freight rail service growth will unleash all required capital.
Improving banks’ understanding of railroad financials, stability, collateral strength, and growth potential will greatly expand credit availability.
Rail Employees
Positive, collaborative approaches to labor relations will enable productive staff and attract a growing workforce.
Citizens
Rail growth in service to our long-term sustainability and quality of community life will uncork citizens’ vital input and pent-up appreciation for the value of freight railroading.
Shippers
Introducing shippers to a reliable, flexible, expanding rail network will attract new and returning customers who benefit from efficient logistics. Small and large customers will be better served.
Suppliers
Faster adoption of new technologies and those proven effective overseas will bring safety improvements and productivity gains to North American railroads. Growth is contagious across industrial systems.
Economic Developers
Relating proactively through education and support with economic developers and their associations will stimulate a surge in rail-enabled industrial development.
Transportation Planners
Connecting public-sector transportation and economic development plans with private-sector logistics strategies will optimize all transportation and infrastructure investments.
Land Developers
Proactive interactions among railroad staff, landowners, and developers will enable more projects to become “shovel-ready,” with rail already integrated into the development concept.
Realtors and Site Selectors
Partnering with realtors and site selectors in their advisory efforts will boost the use of rail transportation and expand the market opportunity for them and their clients.
Researchers
Cultivating OTNA’s “Solution-Driven Research” approach will empower researchers to conceive pragmatic research that advances workable solutions.
Other Transportation Modes and Services
Collaborating and integrating with other transport modes and services will create new levels of efficiency and dependability and lower the impact of goods movement on communities.
Elected Leaders
A broader industrial development strategy with railroads' value at its center will lead to supportive policies and additional public-sector rail investment.
