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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1,154 Technology Digests

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
Date Posted:
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
  • Ivan Aragona
Tags:
  • cracked rim
  • cracked wheel
  • wayside detection
  • wheel impact load detector
  • WILD
Date Posted:
By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Dingqing Li
Tags:
  • ballast
  • maintenance
  • Seasonal substructure
  • substructure management
  • Track substructure degradation
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Xiang Liu
Tags:
  • analytical model
  • big data
  • modeling
  • Rail defect
  • statistical analysis
Date Posted:
By
  • Alexander Keylin
  • Russell Walker
  • Chris Pinney
  • Ryan Alishio
Tags:
  • freight
  • M-976
  • service perfomance
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Chris Pinney
  • Ryan Alishio
Tags:
  • IJ Failure Modes
  • IJ Service Life
  • Premium Insulated Rail Joints
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