Patent ID: 7784840

Claim:
A method of enhancing the efficiency of rail car engagement with the top and/or gauge face portions of a rail portion of a railroad system, comprising the steps of: filling a reservoir with efficiency enhancing material; connecting a pump in hydraulic communication between the reservoir and an efficiency enhancing material dispensing member; positioning the efficiency enhancing material dispensing member along a rail portion substantially equal in length to the circumference of a railroad car wheel to provide a substantially continuous flow of efficiency enhancing material substantially equal in length to the circumference of a railroad car wheel onto the rail portion when the predetermined quantity of efficiency enhancing material is dispensed; and dispensing a predetermined quantity of efficiency enhancing material through the dispensing member; wherein the power source is selected from the group including a solar panel, and electrical generator, an electric power grid, a battery, and combinations thereof; and wherein the electrical generator transduces a portion of the kinetic energy of a moving rail car into electricity.