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
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • Kevin Conn
  • Brad Kerchof
  • Richard Reiff
Tags:
  • friction control
  • lubrication
  • rail friction
  • rail wear
  • RCF rolling contact fatigue
  • top of rail friction control
  • TOR
  • Wheel Rail Lubrication
By
  • Yanfeng Ouyang
  • Steven Belport
  • Dustin Clasby
Tags:
  • AAR Rules
  • hot bearing detector sensors
By
  • Scott Cummings
  • Stan Gurule
  • Sawan Dumbre
Tags:
  • Brakes
  • fatigue
  • impact
  • shell
  • temperature
  • Thermal
  • wear
  • wheel
By
  • Mohammad Albakri
  • Pablo Tarazaga
  • Mehdi Ahmadian
  • Duane Otter
Tags:
  • inspection
  • insulated joint
  • maintenance
  • Materials & Structural Testing
  • piezoelectric sensor
  • Properties & Analysis
  • rail joint
  • rail materials
  • signals
  • structural health monitoring
  • turnouts and special trackwork
By
  • David Davis
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Benjamin Bakkum
Tags:
  • crossing diamond
  • flange bearing frog
  • turnouts and special trackwork
  • under tie pads
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • William Zdinak
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • L/V
  • Lower Gage Face Defect
  • Rail Flaw Growth Model
  • Reverse Detail Fracture
  • Reverse Transverse Defect
  • Thermal Stress
  • track general
  • vehicle/track performance & costing models
By
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Duane Otter
  • Stephen Dick
Tags:
  • bridge
  • fatigue loading
  • field data
  • peak stresses
  • railcar length effect
  • stress histories
  • stress range
By
  • Kenny Morrison
  • Tony Sultana
Tags:
  • crib mapping
  • wayside detection
  • wheel impact load detector
  • WILD
By
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Kerry Jones
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • bolt hole crack
  • crossing diamond
  • crossing maintenance
  • fracture
  • manganese casting
  • reversible crossing
  • track bolts
  • turnouts and special trackwork
By
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Kerry Jones
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • bolt hole crack
  • crossing diamond
  • crossing maintenance
  • fracture
  • manganese casting
  • reversible crossing
  • track bolts
  • turnouts and special trackwork
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