Salient Systems Inc develops, manufactures and markets microprocessor-based measurement and detection equipment for the railroad industry. Products include the Wheel Impact Load Detector, which detects out-of-round wheel conditions; the Wheel Data Management System, which provides individualized reporting of rail maintenance items; Train Performance Detector, which monitors skewed wheel trucks on railcars; the Weigh-In-Motion detector, which weighs railcars at track speeds; the Rail Stress Monitor, which monitors stresses in the rail that can result in rail breaks; and, a line of precision scientific instrumentation for measuring specialized rail conditions.
