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12/11/2015

Loram Maintenance of Way: GaugeShield, YardGlide lubrication systems

Loram Maintenance of Way Inc. offers a new gauge face lubrication system known as GaugeShield, which facilitates optimized output, lower maintenance and operating costs, less product waste, better band travel, lower energy consumption, and a customizable unit for each railroad, Loram said.

Loram’s YardGlide top-of-rail units also have recently received a significant redesign. Using its experience from mainline products, Loram enhanced the yard units with improved pumps, controls, delivery bars, and friction modifiers. The YardGlide improvements reduce friction modifier waste, decrease the amount of track-mounted components, provide better carrying distance with a year-round friction modifier, and offer a new controls system that communicates easily with the hump yard’s main controls, the company said.

The YardGlide also system has the flexibility to work in both hump yards and flat switching yards applications, Loram said.

Along with developing and improving the friction management equipment, Loram has continued developing its friction modifiers, as well. Loram now offers two water-based friction modifiers with longer carry distances to accompany its synthetic-based ones.