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== Goals ==
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rail Carload System Revitalization IntelliConference}}


* There is an urgent need to reflect on and reinvent our rail carload system in light of the decline of coal shipments, reshoring and reindustrialization, new natural resource development, increasing population and freight demand, and urgent environmental, congestion, and financial challenges.
* '''[[VitalRail/Revitalizing the Rail Carload System IntelliConference/Updates|Updates]]''' Latest developments in this IntelliConference.
* '''[[Private:Finance Calendar|Calendar]]''' IntelliConference schedule.
* '''[[Private:Finance BrainTrust|BrainTrust]]''' Participating Stakeholders in this IntelliConference. Join the [[BrainTrust]]!
* '''[[Resources]]''' Supporting documents and information for this IntelliConference.


== Core Question ==
=Background Statement=
The North American rail carload system urgently needs re-evaluation and modernization. This is driven by several factors: a massive decline in coal shipments, the demands of reshoring and reindustrialization, the development of new natural resources, a growing population, increasing freight demand, and pressing environmental, congestion, and financial challenges.


==== How can stakeholders work together to build a rail carload system that best supports the nation’s sustainable prosperity? ====
=Core Question=
How can stakeholders collaborate to develop a rail carload system that best supports the nation’s sustainable prosperity?


== Round One Questions ==
==Round One==
# How has the economic and transportation environment evolved since WWII, and how well has the rail carload system adapted to these changes?
# How has the economic and transportation environment evolved since WWII?
# What have been the trends in supply chain management, and how have they impacted carload service and economics?
## How well has the rail carload system adapted to these changes?
# What are the trends in supply chain management?
## How have they impacted carload service and economics?
# What factors, e.g., volume, pricing, modal share, profitability, revenue/cost ratio, reliability, turn times, etc., need to be understood to define the current status of rail carload transportation?
# What factors, e.g., volume, pricing, modal share, profitability, revenue/cost ratio, reliability, turn times, etc., need to be understood to define the current status of rail carload transportation?


== Round Two Questions ==
==Round Two==
# What current and emerging technological, economic, social, environmental, and/or demographic trends could impact supply chain dynamics, and how might they influence how we think about an optimal rail carload system?
# What current and emerging trends in technology, economics, society, environment, and demographics could impact supply chain dynamics?
# How do we want the economic and supply chain environment to evolve over the next 5-10 years, and how well positioned is the rail carload system to meet these advances?
## How might these trends influence the development of an optimal rail carload system?
# How do we want the economic and supply chain environment to evolve over the next 5-10 years?
## How well-positioned is the rail carload system to meet these demands?
# What are the benefits of an expanded rail carload transportation system?
# What are the benefits of an expanded rail carload transportation system?
# When should alternatives to an expanded rail carload system be considered?
# When should alternatives to an expanded rail carload system be considered?

Latest revision as of 17:01, 17 December 2025


  • Updates Latest developments in this IntelliConference.
  • Calendar IntelliConference schedule.
  • BrainTrust Participating Stakeholders in this IntelliConference. Join the BrainTrust!
  • Resources Supporting documents and information for this IntelliConference.

Background Statement

The North American rail carload system urgently needs re-evaluation and modernization. This is driven by several factors: a massive decline in coal shipments, the demands of reshoring and reindustrialization, the development of new natural resources, a growing population, increasing freight demand, and pressing environmental, congestion, and financial challenges.

Core Question

How can stakeholders collaborate to develop a rail carload system that best supports the nation’s sustainable prosperity?

Round One

  1. How has the economic and transportation environment evolved since WWII?
    1. How well has the rail carload system adapted to these changes?
  2. What are the trends in supply chain management?
    1. How have they impacted carload service and economics?
  3. What factors, e.g., volume, pricing, modal share, profitability, revenue/cost ratio, reliability, turn times, etc., need to be understood to define the current status of rail carload transportation?

Round Two

  1. What current and emerging trends in technology, economics, society, environment, and demographics could impact supply chain dynamics?
    1. How might these trends influence the development of an optimal rail carload system?
  2. How do we want the economic and supply chain environment to evolve over the next 5-10 years?
    1. How well-positioned is the rail carload system to meet these demands?
  3. What are the benefits of an expanded rail carload transportation system?
  4. When should alternatives to an expanded rail carload system be considered?
  5. Under what conditions does a bimodal truck and rail transload solution make the most sense?
  6. What are each stakeholder group’s desires, concerns, and needs for an expanded rail carload system?
  7. What commercial, technological, financial, organizational, procedural, and regulatory breakthroughs/adjustments are required for stakeholders to collaborate to create the ideal rail carload system?
  8. What specific innovations should be considered as potential elements of an optimized rail carload system?
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