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Name: Industry-Railway Suppliers
Address: 577 W Lamont Road, Elmhurst, IL, 60126, US
Telephone: +16307665708
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10/08/2026

We tend to think of slippery rail as a winter problem, but leaves can create slippery conditions for railroads during the fall too.

When leaves land on the rail, train wheels crush them into a thin layer of organic material. Add moisture and repeated train traffic, and that layer becomes very slippery.

That means less grip between the wheel and rail, making it harder for trains to brake and accelerate.

That’s why fall is known as low rail adhesion season. Just leaves can cause wheel slip, longer braking distances, wheel and rail damage, and delays.

So the weight of a couple-hundred-ton train does not guarantee rail grip. It still depends on the tiny contact point between the wheel and the rail.

Another reason why keeping the track clear of overgrown vegetation and debris year round is so important.

🛠️ We carry plenty of tools and equipment to help with that on our website https://industryrailway.com/collections/all-tools 🍂

09/29/2026

It wouldn’t quite feel like fall around here without Union Pacific Railroad's annual rail puller classes. It’s become a tradition for us at this point.

Here's a look at several stops from this year’s classes.

Enerpac

09/24/2026

It's officially the first week of fall 🍂

Hoping we can squeeze out a few more 70 degree days here in Chicago yet 🤞

[📷: Picture of the Chicago CTA Brown line between Rockwell and Francisco stops]

In the maintenance world though, the first week of fall means you know what comes next.

Can’t we just enjoy fall for 5 minutes before we have to start thinking about the long, cold season that follows?

Unfortunately, no. Winter prep starts now.

So, we put together a guide with some of our most useful winter maintenance tools to help crews prepare for the cold, snowy season ahead.

You may never be mentally ready for winter, but we can at least help you be physically prepared for it.

🔗 Link to our 4-page PDF guide: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0717/5870/9039/files/Winter_Catalog_2026.png?v=1790196312

09/22/2026

The track does the steering.

A railroad turnout is a system of individual components working together to guide an entire train from one track to another, all without a steering wheel in sight.

Building and maintaining one is no small task. With its many components, each with their own important job and each dependent on the others to function correctly, there’s a lot that has to work just right to safely guide a whole train onto an entirely different track.

And when you're talking about several thousand tons, that's one heck of a job. Pretty incredible when you think about it, and makes sense why turnouts are so "needy."

IRS now stocks and ships trackwork components from Atlantic Track.

🌐 You can browse our new trackwork category here ➡️ https://industryrailway.com/collections/all-track-work

If you don't see what you're looking for, give us a call and we'll help you find it 📞 (630) 766-5708.

09/17/2026

💥📢 We've added something new to our warehouse shelves!

Not tools this time.

We’ve partnered with Atlantic Track to bring trackwork components to our customers, including parts for turnout assemblies such as frogs, switch points, heel blocks, switch stands and more.

Trackwork components are now stocked at IRS and ready to ship.

🛤️ So why trackwork?

Turnouts are among the most maintenance-heavy areas on track, so adding trackwork components felt like a natural next step for us.

We’ve spent decades helping railroaders maintain their track with the tools they need, and now we’re expanding that support to include the components they need, too.

💡 If you’d like to learn more about our new trackwork components, you can do that here ➡️ https://industryrailway.com/blogs/news/beyond-tools-irs-expands-into-trackwork-components

09/15/2026

One more day in Kansas City for !

📍 Booth 1107

If you’re at the 2026 AREMA conference, come find us and say hello before the show wraps 👋

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA)

08/25/2026

IRS will be in Kansas City in a few weeks for the 2026 AREMA Conference at Booth 1107!

Come find us! We love catching up with our railroad people.

🚂 AREMA 2026
📍 Booth 1107 (come on, you can remember that 😉)

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA)

08/20/2026

We started with the frog, a vital piece of the turnout and one of the most abused components on track. But let's zoom out to the whole turnout.

A turnout has a big job. It provides greater flexibility to the rail network by allowing trains to move from one track to another without the need for an entirely new track. But its flexibility is complex.

A turnout is a system. Its components depend on each other, working together to handle the tremendous shifting forces created as a train moves through.

So when one component wears, it changes how those forces are distributed, putting additional stress on all the components.

So you've got this chain reaction:

One component wears ➡️ forces shift ➡️ all components experience additional stress ➡️ wear accelerates ➡️ maintenance needs increase...

07/30/2026

Railroad frogs don't have to be high maintenance, but what does that actually look like in the field?

This frog went from needing 2 to 3 repairs each month to none for an entire year.

It was one of the most high-traffic frogs on CSX Southeast Welding Manager Doug Monday’s territory, handling up to 10 million gross tons per month. But with repairs needed 2 to 3 times every month, a full frog replacement was being planned.

That changed when Doug used FrogTuff welding wire for what was expected to be the frog’s final repair before replacement.

The results were unexpected.

The frog didn’t need a repair the next month, or for many months after that.

At the 1 year mark, after more than 70 million gross tons, the frog had less than 1/8 inch of wear. A frog that could have required 30 repairs in that time required none.

Long-lasting frog repairs don’t just reduce wear. They reduce maintenance time and burden on crews, and help extend the service life of one of the most costly track components.

That’s what turns a high-maintenance frog into a low-maintenance frog.

🛒 Interested in FrogTuff wire? It's in stock on our website.

Postalloy

07/23/2026

Railroad frogs are some of the most heavily abused components on track, making them one of the most high-maintenance components.

Each heavy train passing subjects the frog to repeated harsh impact. As the wheel flanges cross the flangeway, the wheels drop and slam into the opposing rail edge with immense force, creating metal fatigue and a lot of wear.

Frog wear is expected. The challenge is when a high-traffic frog starts wearing aggressively and requires constant repairs, taking up valuable maintenance time, resources, and track time.

The goal isn’t to eliminate frog wear. That’s impossible. The goal is to make frogs as low-maintenance as possible by extending their service life through long-lasting frog repairs.

📽️ The video shows FrogTuff welding wire being used to repair a frog💥

FrogTuff is a high-alloy austenitic manganese steel open-arc welding wire designed for high-traffic frogs. It produces high-strength deposits that are crack-free, ductile, and work-harden under load. These properties create repairs that better withstand repeated impact and reduce the need for constant repairs.

Long-lasting frog repairs → Fewer repeat repairs → Longer frog service life → A low-maintenance frog

Postalloy

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