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Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Freight Car Components & Services Catalog ABDX® Control Valve Receivers & Access Plates Automated Single Car Test Devices Empty/Load Equipment Valves & Cocks Brake Cylinders & Reservoirs Fittings, Hoses & Couplings Hand Brakes Truck Mounted Brake Systems Slack Adjusters Brake Shoes Miscellaneous Components Side Frames & Bolsters Wheels & Axles Springs Bearing Adapters & Shear Pads Friction Wedges Side Bearings Wear Prevention Center Plates Miscellaneous Components Coupler System Draft Gears Cushioning Units Miscellaneous Components Hatch Cover...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Corporate Headquarters PITTSBURGH, PA Welcome to Wabtec Wabtec is a diversified, global leader in equipment, components, services, software and systems for the transportation industry. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company is paving the way in safety, efficiency, reliability and productivity. Freight Car Components and Services Group Wabtec offers an unmatched offering of freight car products and services. Our...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Braking Systems In 1869, George Westinghouse, Jr. patented a system that used air pressure to stop trains. Since then, Wabtec has continuously led the industry, improving our brake components to meet car design and operational demands. ABDX® Control Valve Receivers & Access Plates Automated Single Car Test Devices Empty/Load Equipment Valves & Cocks Brake Cylinders & Reservoirs Fittings, Hoses & Couplings Hand Brakes Truck Mounted Brake Systems Slack Adjusters Rigging Brake Shoes ECP Miscellaneous Components Quick Facts • Incorporates an optimal...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Braking Systems Braking Systems ABDX® Control Valve Optional Features Automated Single Car Test Device Brake Cylinder Maintaining (CM) • Reduces the need to apply heavier brake application to compensate for lower braking effort due to brake cylinder leakage on long grades • Can assist in sustaining braking effort on cars with leakage from brake cylinder • May reduce potential set-out by wayside thermal detectors for borderline ‘cold-wheel’ Hot Wheel Protection (HW) • Reduces potential Thermal Mechanical...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Braking Systems Braking Systems Empty/Load Equipment Valves & Cocks ELX Type ELX-S • Self-contained unit mounts to slope sheet • Diaphragm actuated, integral equalizing volume • Includes self resetting lock-out button that simplifies single car testing while ensuring the device automatically resets when the brake pipe is recharged • Available with optional food grade (FDA) diaphragm and Brake Cylinder Read Device ELX-B • Sensor arm measures relationship of car body to top of truck side frame to determine...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Braking Systems Braking Systems Brake Cylinders & Reservoirs Universal Hand Brakes 10" Deep Drawn Brake Cylinder Universal Brake Cylinders • Available in 10" and 8 %" sizes with one part # for each cylinder size • Incorporate three air flanges with the universal non-pressure head • Can be oriented in four different mounting positions Reservoirs - Combined Auxiliary & Emergency • All Wabtec reservoirs designed according to ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1 • Fabricated...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Braking Systems Braking Systems Wabtec’s TMX® & UBX® truck-mounted brake systems are made of durable, lightweight materials for a cost-effective system weighing 400-500 pounds less than conventional brake rigging. • Tension and compression used in conventional body and truck mounted brake systems • The Universal® double acting compression slack adjuster enables automatic adjustment, with infinite increments, maintaining proper piston travel and brake shoe force • Also offering custom slack adjusters...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Braking Systems Braking Systems Forged Components for Conventional Brake Rigging Arrangements • Forged grain structure increases durability & lifetime • Forgings eliminate welded connections (potential failure points) • Forged levers are up to 33% lighter than those made with other manufacturing processes • Standard and Custom sizes available to meet specific car requirements Body Brake Levers Brake Rod Jaws Barber Brake Beams • Wabtec’s world-class brake beams set the industry standard for quality,...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Braking Systems ECP Miscellaneous Components ECP-4200 Freight Car Brake System Hangers & Supports Wabtec’s Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) freight car brake system shortens stopping distances by 40 - 60%, improves fuel efficiency and supports increased capacity at higher average speeds. TrainLink™ NG5 ATX End of Train Device Car Control & ID (CCID) Junction Box ABDX® Control Valve with ECP Manifold & Vent Valve millions of miles, proven reliable service • Simultaneous brake application...

Wabtec Freight Car Components & Services Catalog Truck Systems Features / Benefits • Designed and tested by Wabtec to meet or exceed AAR standards • Manufactured in AAR M-210 and M-1003 Approved Foundries • 100% Magnetic Particle inspected for cracks (no AAR Requirement) • 100% Gaging (AAR requires sampling only) • Wabtec quality inspectors at each foundry • 25 year successful service history M-976 Approved Trucks • S-2-HD 9 Coil S-2-E 945 Split Wedge (for certain car types) Other Gross Rail Loads -Intermodal and Other Service • 125 T S-2-HD Truck Systems Wheels & Axles Side Frames & Bolsters...