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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By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Dingqing Li
Tags:
  • ballast
  • maintenance
  • Seasonal substructure
  • substructure management
  • Track substructure degradation
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Xiang Liu
Tags:
  • analytical model
  • big data
  • modeling
  • Rail defect
  • statistical analysis
By
  • Alexander Keylin
  • Russell Walker
  • Chris Pinney
  • Ryan Alishio
Tags:
  • freight
  • M-976
  • service perfomance
By
  • David Davis
  • Chris Pinney
  • Ryan Alishio
Tags:
  • IJ Failure Modes
  • IJ Service Life
  • Premium Insulated Rail Joints
By
  • Michael McHenry
  • David Linkowski
  • Yin Gao
Tags:
  • Bending Fatigue Test; Engineered Polymer Composite Ties;
By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Colin Basye
  • Benjamin Bakkum
Tags:
  • Frost heave
  • Soils
  • subgrade
  • Track
By
  • Stan Gurule
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Stephen Wilk
Tags:
  • Axle Load Ratio
  • Buff force
  • Buff Load
  • NUCARS multiple car model
  • Truckside L/V
By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Colin Basye
  • Yin Gao
Tags:
  • ballast
  • drainage
  • fine-contaminated ballast
  • rain
  • settlement
  • wetted track
By
  • Chi-Luen Huang
  • Xuan Zhu
  • John Popovics
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • continuous welded rail
  • impulse-based vibration
  • rail longitudinal stress
  • rail neutral temperature
  • rail stress measurement
  • rail vibration
  • track buckling
  • UIUC
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Nate Stoehr
  • Abe Meddah
Tags:
  • Locomotive Thermal Scanning
  • LUTIS
  • Undercarriage thermal inspection
  • Wayside Temperature Detection
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