About Us
OnTrackNorthAmerica (OTNA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to demonstrating that collaboration, not competition, should drive commerce and governance. Since 1995, we have focused on freight railroads and key industrial systems, proving that collaborative approaches deliver superior productivity, profitability, and sustainability.
OTNA was founded by Michael Sussman, who also heads Strategic Rail Finance, a for-profit company that provides commercial insights and financial resources to support OTNA’s mission.
We chose our 501(c)(3) status to demonstrate our commitment to the common good. However, OTNA represents a new model for what is possible beyond society’s traditional organizational structures. We believe all organizations should serve their communities, and the people doing this work should share in its success.
Through this work, we have proven a crucial lesson for humanity: that thinking, planning, and investing in entire systems, including all stakeholders, is not more complicated or difficult. Instead, it is more productive, profitable, and, most importantly, more sustainable.
