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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.

Our Core Ethics and Principles

Our work is grounded in a uniquely responsible and results-oriented set of ethics and principles that prioritize the long-term well-being of our planet and future generations.

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Our Leadership
Founder, Michael Sussman

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Board of Trustees

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Advisory Board

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Our Accomplishments

OTNA has developed state and regional plans, tools, analyses, and paradigms that advance this mission.

Our Partners
Barbara L. Gray, Penn State University, Center for Research in Conflict and Negotiation
Center for Freight Transportation and Efficient & Resilient Supply Chains
Julie Drzymalski, Temple University, Industrial & Systems Engineering