Technology Digests

MxV Rail’s Technology Digest e-Library spans over 30 years of research and testing for the Association of American Railroads (AAR). This work was made possible by the support of the AAR and its member railroads, as well as additional partners including the Federal Railroad Administration, suppliers and vendors, and allied universities.

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Date Posted:
By
  • Thomas Guins
  • Paul Kromberg
  • Thomas Taylor
Tags:
  • ambient noise
  • intermodal antenna site arrangements
  • vertical tag placement
  • vibration
Date Posted:
By
  • Fred Carlson
Tags:
  • brake shoe
  • double stack equipment
  • truck warp
Date Posted:
By
  • Steven Fritz
  • Vernon Markworth
  • Dan Steeples
Tags:
  • engine configuration changes
  • exhaust emission tests
  • fuels
  • lubricants
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Kenneth Laine
Tags:
  • borate rods
  • borate-cunapsol pads
  • creosote treated crosstie
  • sodium fluoride pads
  • sodium fluoride rods
Date Posted:
By
  • Stephen Mace
  • Dominic DiBrito
Tags:
  • poor wheel set steering
  • rail grinding
  • strong two-point Wheel/rail contact
  • truck warp
  • wheel maintenance & lubrication practices
Date Posted:
By
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • rebuilt No. 20 frogs
  • standard No. 20 frogs
Date Posted:
By
  • Firdausi Irani
  • Kerry Hopkins
Tags:
  • control & braking
  • integral train design
  • loading & unloading
  • power system
  • split ramp & platform suspension systems
Date Posted:
By
  • Vinaya Sharma
  • John Choros
  • Semih Kalay
Tags:
  • bridge strengthening projects
  • high volume corridors
  • increased car loads
Date Posted:
By
  • Carl Martland
  • Eric Smith
  • Dharma Acharya
  • Michael Hargrove
Tags:
  • comparisons of life-cycle costs
  • highests density lines
  • movable-point frogs
  • tangential switch points
Date Posted:
By
  • Dharma Acharya
  • Thomas Guins
Tags:
  • wheel removal costs due to tread irregularities
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