Wayside friction management system

A wayside friction management system comprising:

• (a) one or more wayside device for mounting on a track of a rail system and for applying a friction control media to the track, the one or more wayside device comprising a delivery system connected via a hose to a reservoir containing the friction control media, the delivery system for dispensing the friction control media to one or both rails of the track via a pump;
• (b) one or more data collection module in operative communication with the delivery system, one or more data collection sensors, or a combination thereof;
• (c) a remote performance unit (RPU);
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• (d) a power source operatively connected to one or more components of the wayside friction management system;
• the one or more data collection module configured to collect data and transmit the data to the RPU, the data comprising real time measurements of an internal voltage of the delivery system, the pump, or a combination thereof;
• the RPU comprising reference values stored on a database thereon, the reference values comprising one or more reference voltage values, the RPU configured to compare the data to the reference values, wherein at least the real time measurements of the internal voltage are compared to at least the one or more reference voltage values, and depending on a difference between the data and the reference values, a friction control media delivery time, rate, or both time and rate of the pump is modified to achieve a desired quantity of the friction control media on the track.