Railroad and mass transit operations are challenged with maintaining schedules during severe winter weather. Weather can be the largest contributing factor to operational problems, from switch freezing and frozen ballast to frozen materials, especially coal, in railcars. By taking preventative measures before winter storms affect your operations, you can avoid these problems.

Our products are designed specifically for railroad and rail switch problems. Each product was developed to provide superior performance and results. Over the past 33 years, these products have been developed in our state-of-the-art laboratory to produce results in the most challenging winter conditions.

To see more information, technical specifications, articles and bulletins, environmental data and success stories on these products, make a selection on the products below.

ICE FREE SWITCH®
Ice Free Switch® winter operating switch agent is the original anti-icing agent for track switches. ICE FREE SWITCH® is a pre-treatment to be applied before the risk of snow or ice.By applying it on the plates, points, throw rods, stands and flangeways, it puts a barrier coating on the metal. Falling or blowing snow will melt on contact. The type of snow, (wet or dry) determines how much snow can be melted. Any accumulation beyond the point that the application can melt, will only be a non-freezable slush that will not impact throwing the track switch. ICE FREE SWITCH® is applied by spraying or brushing onto the surface. It is recommended to apply prior to any snow event, (hours or days before) to protect the switch from freezing. ICE FREE SWITCH® is more economical than switch heaters, smudge pots and safer than open flames or fires to clear a frozen switch. Also by preventing the ice from forming (anti-icing) it is easier and requires less maintenance than the cost associated with opening a frozen switch. The product is non-corrosive, non-conductive, aids lubrication and is bio-degradable.

(Available in 5-gallon containers, 55-gallon drums or 275-gallon totes or bulk)

ZERO GRAVITY B-FREE®
Zero Gravity B-Free® side release agent prevents bulk materials from freezing to railcar surfaces to enable fast, efficient, 100% unloading. It prevents high costs associated with demurrage to clean the railcar, and back hauling of product. And it works in conjunction with thaw sheds. ZERO GRAVITY B-FREE® is applied to corners, walls and floors of railcars. It can be applied by automatic systems or by a wand type spray system application.

(Available in 5-gallon containers, 55-gallon drums or 275-gallon totes or bulk)