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Rail Product News

1/8/2016



ZTR Control Systems: Wheel slip protection

ZTR Control Systems' new BOA-II is designed to retrofit aging fleets with advanced excitation and superior locomotive wheel slip protection, the company announced in a press release.

The new BOA-II improves locomotive tractive effort, equipment protection and reliability for better train handling, adhesion and performance, company officials said. It has been developed with the new FLEX platform hardware to allow customers to upgrade easily other ZTR systems like the Locomotive ELC-PEO with a few modules, or get the full BOA-II and have room for future upgrades.

With the new BOA-II wheel slip control system, railroads get train handling and control through improved tractive effort and reliability, while also securing advanced equipment protection and regulation, company officials said.

The new BOA-II is an "upgrade on our existing technology that allows railroads to get more out of existing fleets," said ZTR Rail Division General Manager Matthew Scott.