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
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Colin Basye
Tags:
  • ballast
  • fine-filled ballast
  • moisture
  • subgrade
  • tamping
Date Posted:
By
  • Alexander Keylin
  • Benjamin Bakkum
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • simulation
  • track general
  • Turnout Geometry
  • Turnouts
  • wheel/rail contact
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
Tags:
  • fatigue cracks
  • rail
  • rail defect detection
  • residual stress
Date Posted:
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • EMFI Electromagnetic Field Imaging
  • fatigue cracks
  • rail
  • Rail Inspection
  • RCD Rolling Contact Damage
  • rolling contact fatigue (RCF)
Date Posted:
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • EMFI Electromagnetic Field Imaging
  • Rail Cracks
  • Rail Inspection
  • RCF rolling contact fatigue
  • Rolling Contact Damage
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Anish Poudel
  • Brian Lindeman
  • Brandon Lawson
Tags:
  • Camera placement
  • image analysis
  • machine vision
Date Posted:
By
  • Yin Gao
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • Broken Spike
  • degradation
  • fatigue cracks
  • revenue service testing
  • Spikes
Date Posted:
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • Axle
  • Flash IRT
  • Infrared thermography
  • inspection
  • NDT
Date Posted:
By
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • crack depth
  • grinding
  • rail
  • rail surface condition
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • spalling
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • David Davis
  • Adam Klopp
  • Yuqing Zeng
Tags:
  • intermediate strength rail
  • IS rail
  • rail performance
  • track gage
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