Lubrication. life blood of the railroad industry

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · NLGI Spokesman; (United States)

OSTI ID:5881083

Propp, D H

A discussion of railroad lubrication covers: the diesel engine, for which the railroad industry requires 4 billion gal/yr of diesel fuel; crankcase lubricating oil, 5 million gal/yr of which is used by a major railroad; analytical procedures for lubricants to determine wear and contamination trends; locomotive roller bearing greases, usually lithium-based and containing rust, oxidation, and EP additives; traction motor gear lubricants, including the early compounded residual oils and sodium soap-thickened, petroleum resin-based lubricants, and the recently developed, improved lithium-soap thickened lubricants; freight car journal grease specifications of the Association of American Railroads; and new lubricants being evaluated for railroad use, including MoS/sub 2/ pellets for center plates, and release agents for unloading coal in cold weather. Table.

• Research Organization: Burlington Northern
• OSTI ID: 5881083
• Report Number(s): CONF-7710249-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: NLGI Spokesman; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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& Utilization-- Transportation-- Railway
CORROSION INHIBITORS
DIESEL ENGINES
DIESEL FUELS
ENGINES
EVALUATION
GREASES
HEAT ENGINES
INDUSTRY
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
LUBRICANTS
LUBRICATION
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL TESTS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
RAILWAYS
TESTING
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS