CPR boosts adhesion with 1000% effective friction control

Railway Gazette International

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-146

  Roney, Michael ^a  

^a Canadian Pacific Railway Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY (CO); EFFECTIVE FRICTION CONTROL (EFC); RAIL GRINDING; ULTRASONIC INSPECTION;

CONTRACTS; EXTRAPOLATION; FREIGHT CARS; FRICTION; LOCOMOTIVES; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATORS; MAINTENANCE OF WAY; PERSONNEL; STEEL; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WHEELS;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 2342448619     PISSN: 03735346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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