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BEnefits: Fuel Effeciency Green House Gas Savings
Tractive energy is required to drive any train. This can be provided electrically as in the case of most transit or commuter rail systems, or electrically generated from diesel fuel as in the case of freight locomotives. In either case a large amount of energy is used to drive trains. This translates into very large costs. For example, North American freight railroads are among the largest users of diesel fuel on the continent. While many factors affect the energy consumption of a railroad (e.g. grade, loads etc), the frictional characteristics at the wheel / rail interface have a large effect.
Reducing the top of rail friction to an intermediate level will substantially reduce the rolling resistance in tangent track, and hence the energy used. Reducing top of rail friction in curves will also reduce curving forces, which again will reduce the energy required to drive the train. An optimum coefficient of friction on the top of the rail is around 0.35 as measured by a push tribometer.
Effective lubrication at the flange / side of rail interface is also important to minimize energy consumed. Energy lost to friction when flange contact occurs is directly related to the coefficient of friction at this interface.
Top-Of-Rail Friction Control
Trackside FUEL consumption/green house gas emission Solutions
 
Freight
Intelligent Trackside/Wayside Top-Of-Rail Friction Control System
Kelsan® KELTRACK® Liquid Top-Of-Rail Friction Modifier
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Onboard Solution
Freight Locomotive Mounted
Intelligent Freight Locomotive Mounted Top-Of-Rail Friction Control System
Kelsan® KELTRACK® Liquid Top-Of-Rail Friction Modifier
Lubriquip TrackMaster LLIC ™ Locomotive Mounted Top-Of-Rail Application System
Freight Car Mounted
Intelligent OnBoard Freight Car Top-Of-Rail Friction Control System
Kelsan® KELTRACK® Liquid Top-Of-Rail Friction Modifier
Kelsan® AutoPilot™ Car Based Top-Of-Rail Application System
 
Freight Locomotive Mounted
OnBoard Freight Locomotive Gauge Face Lubrication System
Kelsan® LCF (Low Coefficient of Friction) Solid Stick Gauge Face Lubricant
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Fuel Efficiency/ Green House Gas Savings
Reduce Lateral Forces
Reduce Short Pitch Corrugations
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