Railroad lubrication system - photo

[Altair]

Railroad lubrication system.




Previously:

Rail grinder - video
Laser train for clearing rails - GIF
Railroad multi-maintenance heavy equipment - GIF, video, photos
Fixing buckled train track - GIF
Railroad track laying machine - GIF

[jimfols]

'Railroad lubrication system'

I thought it was just for going around curves. Then I found this.

The Federal Railroad Administration conducted a study in which they found top-of-the-line rail lubrication systems resulted in an average fuel savings of 7.7%, with fully loaded trains experiencing fuel savings of 10%.