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<p>CSX uses rail greasers in the Albany division, and everywhere else I expect.  It's true, the tracks going through the mountain ARE very steep, and are also very twisty (to follow the course of the river, which is the path of lowest grade and of course the twists reduce the grade even more), so you get more grease on the steepest grades.  Go figure.</p><p>When you mention flange lubricators, I'm not sure whether you are referring to the actual greasers on the tracks, or the graphite lubricators mounted on the locomotive truck.  About a year ago, CSX installed these graphite rods on all road power. A device on the truck feeds a big stick of graphite lubricator onto the lead wheel of each truck.  Each stick is about 1 foot and a half long (to start with), and it's like a giant pencil.  Someone here mentioned graphite lube in the brake pads - that I haven't heard about, just these new truck-mounted lube sticks.  The new road power, with the efficient engines, have not been equipped with steerable trucks like earlier units, so these wheel lubricators are probably more needed than before.</p>
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