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Railroad Friction Products manufactures Cobra high-friction and low-friction composition brake shoes, specialty shoes, and disc brake linings for freight, locomotive and transit vehicles.

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COBRA® TreadGuard® Brake Shoes cover a lot of ground

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

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Surcharge Notification - Effective November 1, 2008

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Brake Shoe Identification
Install the proper type of shoe on freight cars during brake shoe changeouts.

COBRA® TG
Guard your tread with COBRA® TG brake shoes, an effective way to increase wheel life.

COBRA® LF
for Locomotives
Low Friction composition brake shoes for locomotives - the direct replacement for cast iron shoes.

COBRA® LF
for Freight Cars
Low Friction composition brake shoes - the direct replacement for cast iron.

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COBRA® is a registered trademark of Railroad Friction Products Corporation.
TREADGUARD® is a registered trademark of Railroad Friction Products Corporation.