Air-limited system for train-mounted TOR dispensing

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Spray nozzles are employed by Kelsan Technologies Corporation to distribute a liquid form of their friction modifiers on the top of railroad tracks. These friction modifiers reduce the energy consumption of railroad locomotives by up to 6% and also reduce the wear on the rail and the wheel flanges by in excess of 50%. The fuel and capital cost savings through use of friction modifiers on rails in North America alone could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars annually. There would also be concomitant environmental benefits to the reduced diesel fuel consumption.