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L.B. Foster returns to Railway Interchange with its focus on railroad safety, showcasing its comprehensive Total Track Monitoring solutions, alongside the company's latest advances in friction management.
Total Track Monitoring by L.B. Foster is the company's portfolio of monitoring solutions for Wheel Impact Load Detection (WILD), flood and rockfall. Total Track Monitoring creates a smart interface between conventional track products and intelligent, performance monitoring, digital technologies, delivering always-on data that improves asset performance, drives cost efficiencies, enhances safety, and assists security.
L.B. Foster's WILDIV system remotely monitors rail vehicle wheel health to ensure safe and productive train operations. WILDIV allows users to detect wheel defects, reduce the likelihood of wheel and load related derailments, avoid costly transfer penalties, extend wheelset lifespan, and enhance maintenance and operational efficiency.
L.B. Foster Rockfall Monitoring uses LiDAR technology to scan above the track for rocks and obstacles that pose a risk to trains. If a rock or obstacle of critical size is detected on track, a relay is dropped, and controllers are remotely alerted about the size and location of the obstruction.
L.B. Foster Flood Monitoring is a 24/7 wireless inspection system that detects high water levels in flood-prone areas, helping to detect flooding near rail in real time.
L.B. Foster's comprehensive Friction Management (FM) portfolio supports railroad operators to maximize fuel savings, reduce GHG emissions, and extend rail life. On display will be KELTRACK® On Board (KOB), a mobile top-of-rail application system, which can be installed onboard a freight car or locomotive and applies KELTRACK® friction modifiers to the wheel/rail interface. A new, high capacity 200lb FM tank will also feature on L.B. Foster's stand. |
