Univis 40 for all the Mechanical Switchmen on your railway!
This interesting book was put together after World War 2 to bridge the gap between railroaders and sellers of petroleum-based lubricants.
For the railroader: Read this book and understand that we understand YOU and your business - may we suggest these products ...
For the Imperial Oil detailer: You know our products ... here is the vocabulary and knowledge you need for railway customers ...
Today, just in the field of track-to-wheel-flange lubrication, there are many specialty lubricants ... and a selection of computerized internet-monitored devices which can be used to effectively apply them to decrease wear, improve safety and save money. Light rail operations, with their tight city curves naturally constitute an important segment of today's greased-rail market. An interesting featured specialty is glorified cross-tie carpeting near lubrication machines to prevent the lubricants from straying from the roadbed ... if that matters for a particular operation and the 'civilians' who may notice fugitive lubricants on nearby waterways.
However, when I looked for specialty lubricants for locomotives today, I encountered lubricants formulated and sold primarily for diesel-powered highway trucks, construction equipment and oil drilling rigs.
Of course, those non-rail machines existed in the late 1940s. However, the focus of a Canadian lubricants producer to primarily serve two massive Montreal-based customers must have made a specialized railway marketing document like this desirable. In 1947, the CPR and CNR had massive rosters of steam locomotives which constantly consumed and shed lubricants all over the countryside ... and some new diesels. Their cars generally had eight journals which all contained oil. They also had thousands of miles of bolted track, the joints and switches of which also required the application of lubricants.
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| April 1963, recently lubricated joints photographed by LC Gagnon. |
