Railroad Friction Products Corporation manufactures COBRA high-friction and low-friction composition brake shoes, specialty shoes and disc brake linings for freight, locomotive and transit vehicles.
Featured Product - COBRA® TreadGuard® Brake Shoes
COBRA TG brake shoes were developed by Railroad Friction Products Corporation to address the problem of wheel removals due to shelling, spalling, and high impacts.
TreadGuard is a value-added brake shoe with a cast iron insert that provides the following benefits for a wide range of freight car and locomotive applications:
- continuously removes minor tread damage
- minimizes removal of wheels for repair
- prolongs life cycle of wheels
- reduces downtime reduces wheel set inventory
- reduces wheel changeouts