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Marco Santoro, Manager of Global Friction Management Applications, Was Featured in Interface Journal

Interface Journal recently published an article titled, “Total Friction Management on CPKC's Thompson Subdivision and Beyond,” that focused on the presentation that was given at this year's WRI conference by Marco Santoro, Manager of Global Friction Management Applications.

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Marco's presentation focused on the partnership of L.B. Foster and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to develop and optimize a comprehensive Friction Management (FM) strategy to dramatically reduce rail wear and improve operational efficiency.

L.B. Foster has been a central technical and strategic partner in Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) journey to implement and optimize Total Friction Management (TFM) across its Western Corridor. Our contributions span from early research to modern innovations in lubrication technology and remote monitoring.

Visit Interface Journal's website to read the entire article.

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