A Smooth Ride: Friction Management Solutions
ATLANTA – From the December 2024 issue of Railway Track & Structures, here is a lineup of friction management solutions from suppliers across the industry.
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Read the December digital issue of RT&S
The December issue of RT&S features a story on how some railroads fought wildfires this past summer.
L.B. Foster offering single-source friction management for shortline markets
L.B. Foster now offers single-source friction management services for shortline and industrial rail markets.
L.B. Foster installs friction management system at Canadian Pacific
L.B. Foster has recently installed its next generation Protector X Trackside Friction Management (FM) System on Canadian Pacific’s (CP) Mountain Subdivision in Illecillewaet, British Columbia. This is the first of 46 Protector
Leveraging IoT technology to optimize FM in heavy haul track
Taking a look at how remote monitoring technology can help railroads maximize the benefits of their FM programs which simultaneously minimizing the cost of running them. This paper was a joint collaboration
L.B. Foster introduces RPM2.0 for optimization of friction management programs
RPM2.0, L.B. Foster’s next generation Remote Performance Monitoring (RPM) interface for trackside wheel/rail Friction Management systems, is here. The system that provides immediate, intuitive insight into the operation and performance of friction
Coulam and Wise join Loram Friction Management
Loram Friction Management welcomes John Coulam as Sales Engineer and Bruce Wise as Director of Business Development Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. (Loram) announced that John Coulam is joining its Friction Management
Getting a Grip on Friction Management
Friction management remains one of the best tools available to reduce wear, lateral track loading and energy consumption. Managing friction is a balancing act. Too much friction (resulting from little or no