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
  • Scott Cummings
  • Chris Pinney
  • Thomas Guins
  • Natha Wall
Tags:
  • optimal wear
  • shop scrap
  • Wheel rim thickness
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Joseph LoPresti
  • Archit Kavishwar
Tags:
  • fracture
  • grinding
  • hardness
  • premium rail
  • rail
  • RCF
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • steel
  • wear
  • weld
By
  • Megan Brice
Tags:
  • alloys
  • high hardness
  • rail welding
  • thermite
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • David Linkowski
  • Duane Otter
  • Stephen Dick
Tags:
  • Articulated Double-Stack Cars
  • Bridges
  • coal train
  • deflection
  • equivalent Cooper loading
  • Equivalent s stress range
  • Field test
  • intermodal
  • Load effect
  • Maximum bending stresses
  • short span
  • vertical loads
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Kenny Morrison
Tags:
  • fatigue
  • fracture toughness
  • rail
By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Benjamin Bakkum
  • David Davis
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • Frog repair
  • laser clad frog
  • welds
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Yin Gao
  • Stan Gurule
Tags:
  • Buff force
  • dynamic test
  • lateral tie displacement
  • lateral track stability
By
  • Yin Gao
  • Shushu Liu
  • Michael McHenry
Tags:
  • ballast migration
  • SmartRock
  • under tie pads
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Archit Kavishwar
Tags:
  • microcleanliness
  • rail wear
  • tensile strengths
  • yield strengths
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • Sawan Dumbre
Tags:
  • Disabled brakes
  • wheel wear
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