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
  • Scott Cummings
  • Alexander Keylin
Tags:
  • rail grinding
  • switchpoints
  • turnouts & special trackwork
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Kenny Morrison
  • Matthew Witte
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • Non Destructive Evaluation
  • premium rail performance test
  • rail grinding
  • rail wear
  • RCF
Date Posted:
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Brian Lindeman
  • Matthew Witte
  • Gary Fry
Tags:
  • EMATs
  • RAilway Wheel
  • Subsurface Fatigue Cracks
  • Wheel Defect
Date Posted:
By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Silvia Galvan-Nunez
  • Dingqing Li
Tags:
  • ballast
  • BFI
  • fines
  • shoulder cleaning
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Kenny Morrison
  • Beatrice Rael
  • Ryan Alishio
  • Megan Brice
Tags:
  • lubrication
  • rail grinding
  • rail wear
  • RCF
Date Posted:
By
  • Yin Gao
  • Michael McHenry
Tags:
  • engineered polymer composite tie
Date Posted:
By
  • Abe Meddah
  • Matthew Witte
  • Anish Poudel
Tags:
  • Machine Learning
  • Machine Vision System
Date Posted:
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • Electromagnetic Field Imaging (EMFI)
  • MiniProf
  • rail
  • Rail Defect Test Facility (RDTF)
  • rail grinding
  • rail profile
  • Rolling Contact Damage (RCD)
Date Posted:
By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Duane Otter
  • Benjamin Bakkum
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • frog
  • profile
  • weld repair
Date Posted:
By
  • Duane Otter
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • David Linkowski
Tags:
  • bridge
  • deck plate girder
  • fatigue
  • fatigue analysis
  • heavy axle loads
  • impact
  • riveted girder
  • short spans
  • steel bridge
  • stress cycles
  • stress range
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