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
  • Matthew Witte
  • Nate Stoehr
  • Abe Meddah
Tags:
  • Locomotive Thermal Scanning
  • LUTIS
  • Undercarriage thermal inspection
  • Wayside Temperature Detection
Date Posted:
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • Chris Pinney
  • Thomas Guins
  • Natha Wall
Tags:
  • optimal wear
  • shop scrap
  • Wheel rim thickness
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Joseph LoPresti
  • Archit Kavishwar
Tags:
  • fracture
  • grinding
  • hardness
  • premium rail
  • rail
  • RCF
  • rolling contact fatigue
  • steel
  • wear
  • weld
Date Posted:
By
  • Megan Brice
Tags:
  • alloys
  • high hardness
  • rail welding
  • thermite
Date Posted:
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
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Kenny Morrison
Tags:
  • fatigue
  • fracture toughness
  • rail
Date Posted:
By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Benjamin Bakkum
  • David Davis
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • Frog repair
  • laser clad frog
  • welds
Date Posted:
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Yin Gao
  • Stan Gurule
Tags:
  • Buff force
  • dynamic test
  • lateral tie displacement
  • lateral track stability
Date Posted:
By
  • Yin Gao
  • Shushu Liu
  • Michael McHenry
Tags:
  • ballast migration
  • SmartRock
  • under tie pads
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Archit Kavishwar
Tags:
  • microcleanliness
  • rail wear
  • tensile strengths
  • yield strengths
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