A Journey’s Last Mile

     …can be it’s most rewarding, but also it’s most difficult. Last Mile Rail Strategies can help deliver your rail project, strategic plan, or funding solution when business complexities, funding environments, and regulatory compliance challenges seem insurmountable.

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  • Managing railroad infrastructure is challenging, especially for firms and organizations focused on day-to-day complexities. Do you have time to develop an effective long-term strategy?

    LMRS can help develop the strategic framework you need to get your project or program to the next level. In a world where our attention is focused on shorter and shorter timelines, we show you what the distant future could look like with effective planning.

  • The rail industry enjoys a history spanning two centuries. During this time, rail assets have gone through tremendous changes. Do you fully know the historical and industrial context behind your project?

    LMRS digs deep into the past to bring you answers to todays problems. Whether it is real estate research, regulatory compliance, or managing agreements with stakeholders, LMRS has the knowledge and experience to find the answers you need.

  • Funding capital projects is a challange for small firms, non-profits and public agencies. Which grant and funding programs are worth your effort? How do you maximize the effectiveness of each grant?

    LMRS understands the public and private grant funding process. Finding the right grant is only part of the answer, LMRS designs your project around a comprehensive funding strategy, utilizing multiple funding sources where possible and multiple step deliveries.

  • Projects don’t build themselves, and Strategic Plans are worthless if not put into practice. Making big changes requires considerable effort.

    LMRS sees your project through to implementation. Whether it’s building or rebuilding rail or trail infrastructure, or bringing stakeholders together to achieve a larger aim, LMRS wants to see your project become reality.

Values

Last Mile Rail Strategies adheres to a core set of values which shape the LMRS approach to strategy and management.

  • The ultimate purpose of every project or organization is to improve peoples lives in some way. Understanding a communities needs and desires at an early stage is the key to successful projects.

  • Complex organizational planning or infrastructure projects depend on a shared understanding of the goals of the project and the dedication of the stakeholders involved. Cultivating this teamwork is an active task, not one that is taken for granted.

  • There are no short cuts. If lasting and successful outcomes are desired from a project or organization, means and methods which are rigorous and detail-oriented are required to get there.

  • What gets measured, gets done. Oftentimes, visibility into the basic data of an issue is what keeps effective solutions from being developed. However, tracking the wrong things can be worse than tracking nothing at all. Careful perspective on data makes the difference.

  • Quality and integrity are not best judged when the stakes are high and the pressure is on, they are more importantly found in the thousands of mundane details which go unnoticed. Making a habit of delivering professional results ensures quality can be found when it matters most.