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=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==
# How has the economic and transportation environment evolved since WWII?
## 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?

==Round Two==
# What current and emerging trends in technology, economics, society, environment, and demographics could impact supply chain dynamics?
## 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?
# When should alternatives to an expanded rail carload system be considered?
# Under what conditions does a bimodal truck and rail transload solution make the most sense?
# What are each stakeholder group’s desires, concerns, and needs for an expanded rail carload system?
# What commercial, technological, financial, organizational, procedural, and regulatory breakthroughs/adjustments are required for stakeholders to collaborate to create the ideal rail carload system?
# What specific innovations should be considered as potential elements of an optimized rail carload system?

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