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Total Track Management Services  

L.B. Foster provides track and rail maintenance, friction management and lubricants, and failure detection systems for clients in the rail industry.

 

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415 Holiday Drive,
Pittsburgh,
15220,
Pennsylvania,
United States of America
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L.B. Foster provides track and rail maintenance, friction management and lubricants, and failure detection systems for clients in the rail industry. It manufactures and distributes a wide range of products and services for global freight and transit rail systems. Manufacturing facilities are located in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, with sales offices throughout the world.

Rails, accessories and track management

L.B. Foster is a leading, one-source supplier and manufacturer of quality railroad products for the mainline, transit, mining, port and industrial markets worldwide. We also provide professional project management services.

We supply both new and used rails, along with other track maintenance parts and accessories. L.B. Foster is the market leader in the distribution of new rail throughout North America. We offer a wide variety of rail weights and sections. We also provide continuous welded rail (CWR) delivered to the jobsite on our own trains, as well as CWR train unloading services.

The company’s Allegheny Rail Products brand provides state-of-the-art insulated rail joints and associated products for international railway applications including poly-encapsulated insulated Toughcoat joints and Endura-Joint, a new ultra-long-life aramid insulated joint, all manufactured in our plants in Pueblo, Colarado and Niles, Ohio. We also offer Toughcoat kits and bonded insulated joint kits that are designed to be installed in the field.

L.B. Foster is your total track management company, supplying quality railroad products and services for mainline, transit, mining, port and industrial markets worldwide.
L.B. Foster supplies rail sections from 12lb to 175lb, generally in lengths of 39ft, 40ft, 78ft or 80 ft.
If your job requires continuous welded rail (CWR), we can provide it on our own CWR trains, along with unloading services on-site.
The Endura-Joint insulated joint incorporates our improved Temperange III adhesive, a new Hi-Modulus insulated joint bar and new ceramic endpost, which is used as a key structural element.
L.B. Foster can provide a number of products, along with engineering and testing services, for a variety of global passenger rail applications.
We operate the most advanced concrete tie manufacturing facilities in North America. Concrete ties offer substantial lifecycle cost savings over other types of ties.
The Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD) is an electronic data collection device that measures vertical wheel impact forces caused by damaged wheels via rail-mounted strain gauges.
We have developed a wide range of proprietary systems to control friction between the wheel and rail for transit and freight rail applications, providing substantial cost benefits.
L.B. Foster’s LCF and HPF solid sticks create a micro-thick film layer between wheel and rail by direct application to the wheel tread and flanges.
Our AutoPilot train-based top of rail application system installs on-board a locomotive or freight car to spray Keltrack friction modifier, providing an intermediate coefficient of friction to the rail.

Our Coronet insulated joints and other track components are produced in Sheffield, UK.

Transit Products supplies heavy, commuter and light rail systems with direct fixation fasteners, contact rail, and related products. Transit Products also provides a wide range of accessories, including concrete inserts, end approaches, ballast mats and coverboards. Engineering and testing services can also be sourced. The testing facilities at our Transit Products lab in Suwanee, Georgia, are state-of-the-art and designed specifically for the transit and railroad industries.

Track components offerings include rail anchors, track spikes, retractable rail anchors and other threaded track fasteners.

Concrete sleeper ties

The company’s CXT concrete ties are produced in two of the most advanced concrete tie manufacturing facilities in North America strategically located in Spokane, Washington and Tucson, Arizona. Our product line includes concrete tie solutions for transit, commuter, mainline, heavy haul, industrial and port applications, in addition to restraining and crossing rail specialty ties with a variety of fully and semi-captive fastening systems.

Failure mode detection systems

The company’s Salient Systems are an innovation in real-time failure mode detection for the rail industry. IntelliTrack is a suite of products that are value-adding solutions, which bring cutting-edge technologies and the power of information to the rail industry. IntelliTrack solutions provide advanced track and equipment reliability, performance and safety.

Salient Systems has developed its next-generation of rail stress management system, the RailStress Monitor (RSM). This is a breakthrough technology that serves as a comprehensive track safety and maintenance tool, as well as a real-time monitoring system.

The Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD) is a strategic device for the protection of rail infrastructure. High impacting wheels can dissipate on the order of 25 horsepower each, degrading track, ballast and bridge structures, while reducing bearing and other vehicle component lives. Over time, the repetitive load cycle of these wheels causes rail fractures.

Rail lubrication and friction technologies

Rail lubrication and friction management provides railroads and transits with enhanced wheel and rail life, increased fuel economy, reduced lateral forces, noise abatement, reduced derailment potential and minimised ground-borne vibration. We offer a wide range of proprietary solutions specifically suited to our customer needs to control friction between wheel and rail. These products are manufactured in Burnaby BC, Niles OH, Montreal Quebec and Sheffield UK.

Rail friction modification systems

This advanced state-of-the-art system offers advanced application precision of friction modifiers to the top of rail, or lubricants to the gauge face. Our patented design features include easy-to-operate solid state digital controls, non-contact ‘smart’ magnetic wheel detectors and a reliable gear type single or dual pump. All our systems can be equipped with remote performance monitoring (RPM) for uninterrupted status reporting.

Lubricants for rail transit and freight

Keltrack is a water-based suspension of active friction modifier materials that controls friction on the top of the rail. Its intermediate coefficient of friction allows the material to be used without impacting braking or traction. It is optimised for maximum retention. Equally effective in reducing lateral forces in curves, Keltrack is the perfect solution for both rail transit and freight applications as a site-specific solution method.

Wheel-mounted friction control

The Kelsan LCF and Kelsan HPF solid sticks are applied directly to the wheel treads and flanges of the rail vehicle. The material transfers creating a micron-thick film layer between the wheel and the rail, which provides superior friction control between these two surfaces. The on-board sticks are applied using a spring loaded bracket and applicator assembly specifically designed and built for each customer.

Car-based friction control

The AutoPilot car-based friction control system is installed on-board a freight car or locomotive. This intelligent GPS controlled system determines the appropriate Keltrack application rate based upon pre-programmed parameters and is designed to spray Keltrack on top of the rail, spreading the benefits throughout your entire rail system.

Rail friction management and consulting services

Our Total Friction Management (TFM) programme can provide the personnel and equipment for friction management and lubrication consulting, assessment, implementation, management; high-speed rail tribometer services; on-board lubrication system installation and maintenance; wayside site selection, installation and maintenance; bulk wayside refilling; parts stocking and rebuilding, as well as training.

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Pittsburgh
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Pennsylvania
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John Jackson
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Stamford Street
Sheffield
S9 2TL
Yorkshire
United Kingdom

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Rick Kilpatrick
District manager
Suite 445
961 Marcon Boulevard
Allentown
18109
Philadelphia
United States of America

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Ben Leidy
Sales representative
415 Holiday Drive
Pittsburgh
15220
Philadelphia
United States of America

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Chuck Parks
Regional sales manager
Suite A
130 Satellite Boulevard NE
Suwanee
30024
Georgia
United States of America

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Jay Roach
Regional sales manager
Suite 122
125 Windsor Drive
Oak Brook
60523
Illinois
United States of America

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Dennis Bachtel
Western district manager
32970 Alvarado Niles Road #736
Union City
94587
California
United States of America

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Bill McGuire
Sales manager
Suite 355
5335 SW Meadows Road
Lake Oswego
97035
Oregon
United States of America

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Hector Herrera
International district manager
Suite G-101
7015 W Tidwell Road
Houston
77092
Texas
United States of America

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Mike Yared
Manager, sales and marketing
172 Brunswick Boulevard
Pointe-Claire
H9R 5P9
Quebec
Canada

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Victor Gonzalez
Sales manager
Mexico

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Rick Steininger
Director, technical rail sales - East

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Mark Hammons
Technical rail sales manager - West

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Bill Zimmer
Director, class one rail sales
Suite 204
1650 NE Grand Avenue
Lee's Summit
64086
Missouri
United States of America

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David Sprinkle
Regional class one sales manager
3629 Doral Court
Green Cove Springs
32043
Florida
United States of America

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Stacy Borkofsky
Regional class one sales manager
634 Chaparral Drive
SE Calgary
T2X 3X1
Alberta
Canada

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Kyley Holmstrom
Regional class one sales manager
7303 N 155th Terrace
Bennington
68007
Nebraska
United States of America

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