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resources, in order to efficiently and effectively maintain and fill systems across the territory. High Speed tribometer surveys and instrumented lateral/vertical force measurement sites are being utilized to verify overall system performance. The net result for CPR is hands-free friction management, in which all maintenance and filling logistics are handled by Portec Rail Group, and overall system performance is reported regularly to ensure ongoing delivery of expected benefits. Tranergy Sid Kumar, chairman/president of Tranergy Corp., said, “Tranergy has continued its tradition of continuous R&D leading to ‘innovation through understanding’ and has progressed a great deal in developing unique new solutions for optimizing the wheel rail interface for reducing railroad costs and simultaneously improving performance and safety in an environmentally clean way. We agree with David Connell, vice president-engineering, Union Pacific, who said, ‘I believe optimizing wheel-rail friction continues to be one of the largest opportunities the industry has to drive down operating costs’. “We believe that railroads will maintain and possibly increase their rail lubrication programs in 2009, Kumar said. “This is because of the large benefits they derive from the new top-of-rail lubrication products available to them today and because it reduces their m/w costs, fuel costs, derailment risk, environmental costs and it helps their bottom line. “Tranergy had its best year yet in 2008,” he noted. “Our export business has increased and railroads are realizing the benefits of Tranergy’s lubrication products.” He further stated, “With several years of R&D, Tranergy Tranergy’s new CurvGlide™ is for wayside top-of-rail plus gauge corner lubrication of curves. has introduced a revolutionary new product called CurvGlide™ for wayside top-of-rail plus gauge corner lubrication of curves. It is a computer-controlled precision micro-jet-technology-based rail-curve lubrication system that can be installed in the beginning or the middle of a curve or an S curve for maximum rail coverage of several miles. Unlike other systems that require one machine for gauge face lubrication and another for top-of-rail lubrication, one CurvGlide machine accomplishes both tasks, making it cost effective to buy. It becomes even more cost effective when two or three tracks need to be lubricated at one site. CurvGlide models for this purpose are available.” Thom Miller, national sales manager, added, “The amount www.rtands.com Railway Track & Structures February 2009 31 http://www.rtands.com

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Railway Track and Structures - February 2009 Contents On Track Industry Today Supplier News AREMA News NRC News TTCI R&D Railroads Stepping Up Use of Technology to Locate Rail Flaws Rail Lubrication Realizing Great Potential M/W Challenges: Track Settlement at Bridge Approaches Supplier Profiles Products and Literature People Calendar Advertisers Index Sales Representatives Website Directory Professional Directory Classified Advertising Chicago Perspective

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