Rail Lubricants

Researchers with a technical foundation and a university in Norway said their efforts to develop new knowledge on the interaction between lubricants, ...

NLGI and ELGI’s grease working groups stay busy. What are some of the latest and most pressing things on their to-do lists?

There are over 140,000 miles of freight and passenger railroad tracks in both the United States and Europe. As train wheels spin, move and grind to a ...

Ukraine Railways is facing difficulties obtaining finished lubricants after some marketers failed to fulfill call-off contracts and other pre-qualifie ...

VOLGOGRAD, Russia – Russian grease maker Intesmo pledged to reduce Russias reliance on imported grease and to also export its grease products du ...

Russian grease maker Intesmo, a joint venture between Lukoil and Russian Railways, is ready to launch its new grease plant early next month to supply ...

Staying on Track

May 1, 2014

Tremendous forces are generated on railways, causing significant wear of rails and the wheels that ride them. Industry would like to reduce that wear.