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
  • Enrico Sciandra
  • Stan Gurule
  • Duane Otter
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • Frog flangeway width
  • Modified Heavy Point Frog
  • point slope
  • turnout frog
  • wing rail
Date Posted:
By
  • Ananyo Banerjee
  • David Davis
  • R.B. Wiley
  • Michael McHenry
  • Ivan Aragona
Tags:
  • crosslevel
  • crossties
  • gage
  • rail fasteners
  • statistical analysis
  • Track parameters affecting rail wear
  • track strength
Date Posted:
By
  • Stephen Wilk
  • Colin Basye
  • Yin Gao
Tags:
  • Settlement of fine-contaminated ballas
Date Posted:
By
  • Colin Basye
  • Yin Gao
  • Stephen Wilk
Tags:
  • Drainage properties of fine-contaminated ballast
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Anish Poudel
  • Christopher Grimes
Tags:
  • wheels/maintenance; cracked wheel detection; WILD; wheel impact load detection; cracked rim detector
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
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