Freight:
V672 - 1.5" Hi Cap Freight TREADGUARD® Brake Shoe "Day One"
V674 - 2" Hi Cap TREADGUARD® Brake Shoe "Day One"
Locomotive:
V606 - 18" All Weather Locomotive Brake Shoe
V626 - 14" "Day One" TREADGUARD® Locomotive Brake Shoe
The COBRA® TreadGuard® Brake Shoe has a special composition material and cast iron insert(s).
TreadGuard is a value-added brake shoe that:
- Minimizes wheel replacement and turnings
- Conditions and cleans the wheel tread
- Improves rail to wheel adhesion
- Provides longer brake shoe life
Additional TreadGuard Freight Brake Shoe Features:
- AAR approval to M-926
- AAR job code approval (1842 & 1843)
- Dual faced radius and chamfered edges
- AP design
- Painted red for immediate identification
Additional TreadGuard Locomotive Brake Shoe Features
- Meets AAR RP-599
- Offset and AP configurations
- Two inserts for optimum wheel conditioning
- Painted red for immediate identification