Industrial Systems Initiatives

Industrial Systems Initiatives are the strategies and actions needed for amplifying the profitability and sustainability of whole industrial systems, including the complete set of commercial, policy, and planning activities.

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
  • RE-STEM, Sustainable Transportation of Essential 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
• Metals
• Plastics
• Paper

Construction

• Factories
• Warehouses
• Powerplants
• Mechanical and structural components

Energy

• RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution

Transportation

• Rail
  • VitalRail, A Continental Strategy for Growing Freight Rail Service
• Truck
• Air
• Ports
• Ocean
• River Barge
• Pipelines

Waste

• Industrial
• Commercial
• Municipal
  • Glass
    • RE-GLASS, Glass Logistics and Sustainable Supply
• 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