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
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • wayside detection; NDE of railroad axles; resonance
Date Posted:
By
  • Anish Poudel
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • wayside detection; NDE of railroad axles
Date Posted:
By
  • Tony Sultana
  • Ivan Aragona
  • Matthew Witte
Tags:
  • Cracked Wheel; Prompt Jump; Dynamic Difference; Broken Wheel
  • Wheels/Maintenance;Wheel Impact Load Detection; WILD
Date Posted:
By
  • Benjamin Bakkum
  • Stephen Wilk
  • David Davis
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • flange bearing frogs
  • IWS
  • OWLS
  • Special Trackwork
  • track general
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Anish Poudel
  • Gary Fry
Tags:
  • Rail Inspection; Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF); Ductility Exhaustion; EMAT; Rail Grinding; Rail Maintenance
Date Posted:
By
  • Colin Basye
  • David Linkowski
Tags:
  • geogrid; ballast pocket; clay embankment; embankment shearing; ballast drain
Date Posted:
By
  • Matt DeGeorge
  • Scott Cummings
Tags:
  • Brake Pipe Pressure (BPP)
  • Brakes; Slack Action; Undesired Emergency (UDE)
Date Posted:
By
  • David Allen
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • Improving Lateral Track Buckling Safety Margins
Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Xinggao Shu
  • Stephen Wilk
  • William Zdinak
Tags:
  • flange bearing
  • frog
  • Instrumented Wheelset
  • Ramp Shape
  • wear
Date Posted:
By
  • Stephen Dick
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • bridge
  • fatigue
  • measurements
  • revenue service
  • steel
  • stresses
  • testing
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