The Dow Chemical Company will introduce the TRAXSYS^TM Rail Boot System in North America and present its extensive rail technologies portfolio at the AREMA Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, 2010. Dow experts will be on hand at booth #130/128 to discuss how the Company's offerings can advance rail transport safety and extend the working life of tracks, platforms and equipment 

The TRAXSYS System, which makes a debut in North America after being successfully applied in a number of projects in the United Kingdom, is designed to reduce noise and vibration while offering resilient track support and excellent electrical insulation. Made from microcellular polyurethane elastomer, it can be used for grooved or conventional rails and is custom-molded for each rail profile to ensure top performance.  The system is easy to assemble and install.

Dow technology for ballast reinforcement and track stabilization will be featured in a technical session at AREMA. The paper, titled "Improving the Safety of the Railway Infrastructure Using In-Situ Polyurethane Geocomposites," will be given by Dr. Peter Woodward, an expert in geotechnical engineering, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

Dow's portfolio of rail systems was launched last year in North America, but it has been widely used in Europe's rail and tram sectors for years.